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Title: PRISON MASCULINITIES
By: Don Sabo
Format: Hardback

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ISBN 10: 1566398150
ISBN 13: 9781566398152
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Publisher: TEMPLE UNIVERSITY PRESS,U.S.
Pub. date: 22 January, 2001
Pages: 296
Description: Explores the ways prisons mirror aspects of society-wide gender relations. This book focuses on the historical roots of the prison system, cultural practices surrounding gender and punishment, and the expansion of corrections into the 'prison-industrial complex'. It includes fiction and poetry on prison health policy, violence, and intimacy.
Synopsis: This book explores the frightening ways in which our prisons mirror the worst aspects of society-wide gender relations. It is part of the growing research on men and masculinities. The collection is unusual in that it contributions from activists, academics, and prisoners. The opening section, which features an essay by Angela Davis, focuses on the historical roots of the prison system, cultural practices surrounding gender and punishment, and the current expansion of corrections into the \u0022prison-industrial complex.\u0022 The next section examines the dominant or subservient roles that men play in prison and the connections between this hierarchy and male violence. Another section looks at the spectrum of intimate relations behind bars, from rape to friendship, and another at physical and mental health. The last section is about efforts to reform prisons and prison masculinities, including support groups for men. It features an essay about prospects for post-release success in the community written by a man who, after doing time in Soledad and San Quentin, went on to get a doctorate in counseling.The contributions from prisoners include an essay on enforced celibacy by Mumia Abu-Jamal, as well as fiction and poetry on prison health policy, violence, and intimacy. The creative contributions were selected from the more than 200 submissions received from prisoners.
Publication: US
Imprint: Temple University Press,U.S.
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