At Work in the Iron Cage : The Prison as Gendered Organization /

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When most people think of prisons, they imagine chaos, violence, and fundamentally, an atmosphere of overwhelming brute masculinity. But real prisons rarely fit the "Big House" stereotype of popular film and literature. One fifth of all correctional officers are women, and the rate at whic...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Britton, Dana M. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York, NY : New York University Press, [2003]
Temas:
Correctional personnel > Training of > United States.
Correctional personnel > United States.
Criminal justice, Administration of > United States.
Inmate guards > United States.
Prisons > United States > Officials and employees.
Prisons > United States.
Women correctional personnel > United States.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Gender Studies.
Cage.
Iron.
Work.
control.
demonstrates.
gender.
importance.
prison.
relations.
site.
social.
well.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • 1. Engendering the Prison
  • 2. Penology in America Men's and Women's Prisons as Gendered Projects
  • 3. From Turnkey to Officer
  • 4. Paths to Prison
  • 5. Work with Inmates
  • 6. The Rest of the Job
  • 7. Conclusion
  • Methodological Appendix
  • Notes
  • References
  • Index
  • About the Author

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