The Culture of Punishment: Prison, Society, and Spectacle
- ISBN-10
- 081479999X
- ISBN-13
- 9780814799994
- Category
- Social Science
- Pages
- 251
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2009-10-15
- Publisher
- NYU Press
- Author
- Michelle Brown
Description
Analyzes social aspects of prison, covering various theories about the role and function of punishment in society in the United States, including how the culture of imprisonment carries over into everyday life through television shows, movies, prison tourism, and other avenues, and examines the negative impact of penal spectatorship.
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