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Doing harder time? : the experiences of an ageing male prison population in England and Wales / Natalie Mann.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Mann, Natalie Rebecca.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Older prisoners--England.
- Older prisoners.
- Older prisoners--Wales.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (152 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Farnham ; Burlington, Vt. : Ashgate Pub., c2012.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Framed within the theoretical perspective of structuration theory, but also drawing on aspects of Goffman's interactionism and Bourdieu's concept of habitus, this book offers a unique interpretation of research carried out with ageing prisoners and their prison officers and shows the reality of prison for those who are reaching the end of their life course.
- Contents:
- Introduction
- The child sex offenders
- Ageing and the prison regime
- Coping strategies and sources of support
- Power, order and the maintenance of a masculine identity
- Discussions and conclusions.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 1-315-57790-9
- 1-317-14863-0
- 1-317-14862-2
- 1-283-47985-0
- 9786613479853
- 1-4094-2805-2
- 9781315577906
- OCLC:
- 778377093
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