Towards An Understanding Of Social Contol 3

Question 1

What does Durkheim argue is the functionality of punishment

Answer 1

Sees punishment as a social institution which arises because people feel a moral outrage

Question 2

what does Durkheim argue is the sole of punishment?

Answer 2

passion

Question 3

What does Durkheim argue the primary motivation behind punitive actions is?

Answer 3

vengeance which comes from outrage

Question 4

the political economy of punishment

Answer 4

the Marxist perspective that the legal system is there for the powerful to punish the powerless

Question 5

discipline and punish

Answer 5

shift in target of punishment, it is no longer aimed at the physical body but at the sole indstead

Question 6

who thought of the panoptican

Answer 6

Bentham

Question 7

describe the panoptican

Answer 7

prisoners were under the impression they were under constant surveillance by the prison guards in the centre tower of the prison. It acted as a deterrence to stop them from doing anything bad

Question 8

what is cctv known as

Answer 8

the friendly eye in the sky

Question 9

what is the purpose of CCTV

Answer 9

way of controlling people
behaviour is influenced by CCTV
watchers have power of those being watched
public areas seen as mass consumptions

Question 10

what is a total institution?

Answer 10

a setting where one spends 24hrs a day e.g. a prison, school

Question 11

a total institution has 4 characteristics

Answer 11

all under one authority
all activities are controlled e.g. daily regime
all aspects of life carried out with other people
underline rational plab

Question 12

what 2 things do we need to understand about prisons

Answer 12

mortification of self

privilege system

Question 13

what is mortification of self

Answer 13

taking away personal identity e.g. possessions taken away

Question 14

what is privilege of self>

Answer 14

the rules that are there inside of those organisations

Question 15

what are the 4 ways we can adapt to the prison?

Answer 15

situational withdrawal
intransigent line
colonization
conversion

Question 16

ways to adapt:

situational withdrawal

Answer 16

withdraw within yourself e.g no talking

Question 17

ways to adapt:

intransigent line

Answer 17

challenge authority

Question 18

ways to adapt:

colonization

Answer 18

maximise satisfaction for a better life, get everything out of being there

Question 19

ways to adapt:

conversion

Answer 19

inmate adopts ‘perfect inmate’ phase

Question 20

what are the 2 origins of prison subcultures

Answer 20

importation

deprivation

Question 21

origins of prison subculture: what is importation?

Answer 21

personality and attitudes of prisoners follow them into the prison e.g. aggression

Question 22

origins of prison subculture: what is deprivation

Answer 22

the situation makes the prisoner who they are e.g.frustration from lack of home comfort leads to aggression.

Question 23

origins of prison subculture: deprivation, what do these frustrations include?

Answer 23

social acceptance
possessions
relationships
freedom and security