WDW101Y1 Final: Final Notes
Document Summary
Subculture: system of beliefs/values that exist in specific group, part of wider society. Sets of informal rules, but does not mean these people don"t share larger common values. Hard to conduct studies with current prison system, interviews now conducted retrospectively. The inmate code: set of rules in prison subculture (can either separate or divide inmates) Mind your own business, do your own time. Show respect, strength, courage, don"t ask don"t tell. Square-john (not previously involved in crime), right guy (was involved), wolf (sexual predator), rat (snitch), peddler (sells contraband), tough (prey on others) Many financial transactions occur from the outside, peddlers make more money in prison due to the upgraded value. Nature of human behaviour, natural formation of groups. Deprivation model: prison subculture exists because of the pains of imprisonment. Nature of prisons themselves has produced unique human response. Loss of liberty, security, heterosexual relations (problems in women"s prisons coercion by guards), little access to goods & family.