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At Work in the Iron Cage

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Description for At Work in the Iron Cage Paperback. In this first comparative analysis of men's and women's prisons, Dana Britton identifies the factors that influence the genderization of the American workplace, a process that often leaves women in lower-paying jobs with less prestige and responsibility. Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSJ; JKVP1; KJW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 16. Weight in Grams: 380.

When most people think of prisons, they imagine chaos, violence, and fundamentally, an atmosphere of overwhelming brute masculinity. But real prisons rarely fit the “Big House” stereotype of popular film and literature. One fifth of all correctional officers are women, and the rate at which women are imprisoned is growing faster than that of men. Yet, despite increasing numbers of women prisoners and officers, ideas about prison life and prison work are sill dominated by an exaggerated image of men’s prisons where inmates supposedly struggle for physical dominance.
In a rare comparative analysis of men’s and women’s prisons, Dana ... Read more

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
Number of Pages
264
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780814798843
SKU
V9780814798843
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About Dana M. Britton
Dana M. Britton is Associate Professor of Sociology at Kansas State University.

Reviews for At Work in the Iron Cage
At Work in the Iron Cage brings a wholly new and more realistic vision of America's prisons, and the male and female correctional officers who staff them. This is an impressive book, one that provokes fascinating insights into the American prison system, for researchers and policymakers alike.
Patricia A. Roos,Rutgers University In this cleverly conceived study, Britton shows that ... Read more

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