SOCL 3371 Study Guide - Final Guide: Supermax Prison, Stanford Prison Experiment, Prison Gang
Document Summary
Total institution- closed environment in which every aspect, including the movement and behavior of the people within, is controlled and structured. Sykes" five pains of imprisonment : deprivation of heterosexual relationships. Pria sets standards for detection, prevention, reduction and punishment for those who participate in prison rape. Rape in prison is not considered a homosexual act because rape in prison is about power and domination, not about the sex. Inmate subculture: subculture rules- argot roles are specific patterns of behavior that inmates develop in prison in order to adjust to their new environment. These roles help them to compensate for the deprivations that they face while in prison. Inmates tend to order their social life and classify their experience according to these roles. First argot role is the rat: inmates who violate the inmate code by revealing information to authorities or prison staff that can harm a single inmate or an entire population.
