Generic Processes in the Production of Relations among Incarcerated Juvenile African American Males and Female Correctional Officers

Using data obtained through direct observation of three correctional facilities in South Carolina, the authors build on the concept of thugging and piping to explore ways in which incarceration contributes to African American male youths' misogynist views and violence against black women. The...

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Main Authors: O. Alexander Miller, Mamadi Corra, Danielle Taana Smith
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: North Carolina Sociological Association 2009-10-01
Series:Sociation Today
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Online Access:http://www.ncsociology.org/sociationtoday/v72/juvenile.htm
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description Using data obtained through direct observation of three correctional facilities in South Carolina, the authors build on the concept of thugging and piping to explore ways in which incarceration contributes to African American male youths' misogynist views and violence against black women. The observations suggest the need for a reexamination of rehabilitation and incapacitation approaches to incarceration. The terms African American and blacks are used interchangeably throughout the paper.
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Generic Processes in the Production of Relations among Incarcerated Juvenile African American Males and Female Correctional Officers
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piping
African American
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rehabilitation
misogynist views
title Generic Processes in the Production of Relations among Incarcerated Juvenile African American Males and Female Correctional Officers
title_full Generic Processes in the Production of Relations among Incarcerated Juvenile African American Males and Female Correctional Officers
title_fullStr Generic Processes in the Production of Relations among Incarcerated Juvenile African American Males and Female Correctional Officers
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title_short Generic Processes in the Production of Relations among Incarcerated Juvenile African American Males and Female Correctional Officers
title_sort generic processes in the production of relations among incarcerated juvenile african american males and female correctional officers
topic thugging
piping
African American
incarcertation
rehabilitation
misogynist views
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