Prisons of Poverty
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Prisons of Poverty is a sociological study by Loïc Wacquant that critiques the rise of punitive penal policies and mass incarceration as tools for managing poverty and social marginality in advanced capitalist societies.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Prisons of Poverty canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book
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sociological study ⓘ |
| addresses | advanced capitalist democracies ⓘ |
| argues |
mass incarceration targets the urban poor
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prisons function as a tool of social control over marginalized groups ⓘ punitive penal policies are used to manage social insecurity ⓘ welfare state retrenchment is accompanied by penal expansion ⓘ |
| author | Loïc Wacquant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| criticizes |
export of US-style punitive policies to Europe
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use of prison as response to social problems ⓘ |
| critiques |
law-and-order politics
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neoliberalism ⓘ penalization of poverty ⓘ workfare policies ⓘ |
| discipline |
criminology
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sociology ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
class-based dimensions of punishment
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racialized dimensions of punishment ⓘ |
| examines |
criminalization of poverty
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link between welfare policy and penal policy ⓘ role of the state in managing marginality ⓘ |
| fieldOfStudy |
penology
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political sociology ⓘ sociology of punishment ⓘ urban sociology ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
United States penal system
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Western Europe penal policies ⓘ |
| genre |
critical criminology
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sociology ⓘ |
| hasPerspective |
Marxian-inspired
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critical ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
academics
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policy makers ⓘ students of sociology and criminology ⓘ |
| language |
English
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French ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
advanced capitalist societies
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mass incarceration ⓘ poverty ⓘ punitive penal policies ⓘ social marginality ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Punishing the Poor
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Urban Outcasts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theoreticalFramework |
Bourdieuian sociology
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state theory ⓘ |
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