| Doing Time: An Introduction to the Sociology of Imprisonment 1999 Edition Contributor(s): Matthews, R. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0333752317 ISBN-13: 9780333752319 Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan OUR PRICE: $104.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 1999 Annotation: This wide-ranging book provides a uniquely sociological account of the development and role of imprisonment in modern society. In developing the thesis that the process of imprisonment has shaped by changing the nature of space, time, and labor it examines the functioning of imprisonment in relation to changing socio-economic conditions, power relations, and strategies of social control. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Penology - Education |
| Dewey: 365 |
| Physical Information: 0.77" H x 5.56" W x 8.5" (1.00 lbs) 288 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book is designed to acquaint students with some of the main issues associated with the emergence and development of the modern prison. It draws on a range of sociological theorising in order to analyse the organisation and the functioning of the prison. It examines the conditions for the expansion of the prison and explores the possibilities for limiting prison use through the development of alternatives to custody. In particular, it looks in some detail at the relation between imprisonment and class, age, gender and race. |