ISBN:
9780814739044
,
0814739040
Language:
English
Pages:
Online Ressource (viii, 251 p. )
,
ill.
Series Statement:
Alternative Criminology Series
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Brown, Michelle, 1971- Culture of punishment
DDC:
303.36
Keywords:
Prisons Social aspects
;
Imprisonment Social aspects
;
Punishment Social aspects
;
Prisons Social aspects
;
Imprisonment Social aspects
;
Punishment Social aspects
;
Imprisonment Social aspects
;
Punishment Social aspects
;
Prisons Social aspects
;
SOCIAL SCIENCE ; Criminology
;
SOCIAL SCIENCE ; General
;
Imprisonment ; Social aspects
;
Prisons ; Social aspects
;
Punishment ; Social aspects
;
Electronic books
Abstract:
America is the most punitive nation in the world, incarcerating more than 2.3 million people--or one in 136 of its residents. Against the backdrop of this unprecedented mass imprisonment, punishment permeates everyday life, carrying with it complex cultural meanings. In The Culture of Punishment, Michelle Brown goes beyond prison gates and into the routine and popular engagements of everyday life, showing that those of us most distanced from the practice of punishment tend to be particularly harsh in our judgments. The Culture of Punishment takes readers on a tour of the sites where culture an
Abstract:
Introduction : notes on becoming a penal spectator -- Prison theory : engaging the work of punishment -- Prison iconography : regarding the pain of others -- Prison tourism : the cultural work and play of punishment -- Prison portents : Guantanamo, Abu Ghraib, and the War on Terror -- Prison science : of faith and futility -- Prison otherwise : cultural meanings beyond punishment.
Description / Table of Contents:
Introduction : notes on becoming a penal spectatorPrison theory : engaging the work of punishment -- Prison iconography : regarding the pain of others -- Prison tourism : the cultural work and play of punishment -- Prison portents : Guantanamo, Abu Ghraib, and the War on Terror -- Prison science : of faith and futility -- Prison otherwise : cultural meanings beyond punishment.
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 231-243) and index. - Description based on print version record
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