Punishment and Modern Society

Name: Punishment and Modern Society
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ISBN: 9780198762669

ISBN-10: 0198762666

ISBN-13: 9780198762669

Edition: N/A

Authors: David Garland

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* Winner of the 1991 Distinguished Scholar Award from the American Sociological Association* Winner of the Outstanding Scholarship Award of the Crime and Delinquency Division of the Society for the Study of Social Problems, USAThe first comprehensive account of the role of punishment in modern society, this book buils upon the work of Durkheim, Foucault, and others, and provides a fascinating interpretation of this complex social institution, showing how penal institutions interact with strategies of power, socio-economic structures, and cultural sensibilities.

Book details

Publisher: Oxford University Press
Publication date: 1/1/1991
Pages: 320
Size: 5.25" wide x 7.91" long x 0.61" tall
Weight: 0.594



Introduction



The Sociology of Punishment and Punishment Today



Punishment and Social Solidarity: The Work of eacute;mile Durkheim



Punishment and the Construction of Authority: A Reworking of Durkheimian Themes



The Political Economy of Punishment: Rusche and Kirchheimer and the Marxist Tradition



Punishment as Ideology and Class Control: Variations on Marxist Themes



Punishment and the Technologies of Power: The Work of Michel Foucault



Beyond the Power Perspective: A Critique of Foucault on Punishment



The Rationalization of Punishment: Weberian Themes and Modern Penality



Punishment and Culture: Cultural Forms and Penal Practices



Punishment and Sensibilities: A Genealogy of 'Civilized' Sanctions



Punishment as a Cultural Agent: Penality's Role in the Creation of Culture



Punishment as Social Institution


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Index