Media Representations of the Prison
Apstrakt
The objective of the paper is to scientifically analyze the media's portrayal of the prison in the social, cultural and historical context. The method used is content analysis. The paper is based on the pluralistic theoretical orientation of the author grounded in the theory of social constructivism. The prison is most commonly depicted as a place occupied by violent and "sinful" persons where their vicious behaviour continues, sending a message of the prison as an unparalleled and crucial means of social control of individuals not conformed to the norms of society. Media representations of the prison as a total institution range between two typical simplifying images: one, where this total institution (the 'smug hack' model) is shown as a system that is corrupted, dehumanized and incapable of conducting resocialization and where prisoners are subjected to sexual assaults, physical torture and discrimination by staff or other prisoners; other, or stereotype about 'spoiled prisoners' (t...he 'country club corrections' model) and prisons as places filled with undeserved privileges for criminals - pleasant work, conjugal visits, love rooms, free time filled with hedonism and fun. Typical representations of the prison as a total institution include it representing a place of social revenge, punishment for serious crimes, violence, loss of freedom, systemic torture, identity destruction, repentance, strengthening of criminal habits and convictions ("education for crime") and corruption.
Ključne reči:
prison / media / societyIzvor:
Sociologija, 2018, 60, 4, 769-785Izdavač:
- Sociološko udruženje Srbije i Crne Gore, Beograd i Univerzitet u Beogradu - Filozofski fakultet - Institut za sociološka istraživanja, Beograd
DOI: 10.2298/SOC1804769J
ISSN: 0038-0318
WoS: 000457204200003
Scopus: 2-s2.0-85063438130
Institucija/grupa
rFASPERTY - JOUR AU - Jugović, Aleksandar AU - Bogetić, Dragica PY - 2018 UR - http://rfasper.fasper.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/1150 AB - The objective of the paper is to scientifically analyze the media's portrayal of the prison in the social, cultural and historical context. The method used is content analysis. The paper is based on the pluralistic theoretical orientation of the author grounded in the theory of social constructivism. The prison is most commonly depicted as a place occupied by violent and "sinful" persons where their vicious behaviour continues, sending a message of the prison as an unparalleled and crucial means of social control of individuals not conformed to the norms of society. Media representations of the prison as a total institution range between two typical simplifying images: one, where this total institution (the 'smug hack' model) is shown as a system that is corrupted, dehumanized and incapable of conducting resocialization and where prisoners are subjected to sexual assaults, physical torture and discrimination by staff or other prisoners; other, or stereotype about 'spoiled prisoners' (the 'country club corrections' model) and prisons as places filled with undeserved privileges for criminals - pleasant work, conjugal visits, love rooms, free time filled with hedonism and fun. Typical representations of the prison as a total institution include it representing a place of social revenge, punishment for serious crimes, violence, loss of freedom, systemic torture, identity destruction, repentance, strengthening of criminal habits and convictions ("education for crime") and corruption. PB - Sociološko udruženje Srbije i Crne Gore, Beograd i Univerzitet u Beogradu - Filozofski fakultet - Institut za sociološka istraživanja, Beograd T2 - Sociologija T1 - Media Representations of the Prison EP - 785 IS - 4 SP - 769 VL - 60 DO - 10.2298/SOC1804769J ER -
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Jugović, A.,& Bogetić, D.. (2018). Media Representations of the Prison. in Sociologija Sociološko udruženje Srbije i Crne Gore, Beograd i Univerzitet u Beogradu - Filozofski fakultet - Institut za sociološka istraživanja, Beograd., 60(4), 769-785. https://doi.org/10.2298/SOC1804769J
Jugović A, Bogetić D. Media Representations of the Prison. in Sociologija. 2018;60(4):769-785. doi:10.2298/SOC1804769J .
Jugović, Aleksandar, Bogetić, Dragica, "Media Representations of the Prison" in Sociologija, 60, no. 4 (2018):769-785, https://doi.org/10.2298/SOC1804769J . .