Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-243) and index.
Contents
Preface & acknolwedgments -- 1. Straight edge 101 -- 2. Straight edge core values -- 3. Straight edge as a social movement -- 4. Positivity versus militancy : struggles within the scene -- 5. Masculinity in contradiction : the two faces of straight edge -- 6. Girls united and divided : women in straight edge -- 7. Life after subculture : how older straight edgers redefine commitment -- 8. Commercialization, the Internet, and the cultic milieu -- 9. Conclusions -- A timeline of straight edge bands -- Notes -- References -- Index.