Captive Audience

A study of the impact of media in the lives of prisoners and its impact on everyday life, power relations and masculine identities. The book develops a theoretical framework drawing upon both the critical literature relating to prisons and their relations with society more generally.

List of contents

Introduction: prisons, media and everyday life 1. Prison, pain and identity: a review of the literature 2. Identity, self and constructions of masculinity 3. Research context and methodology 4. The microsocial contexts of media use 5. The meso-sphere of culture, interaction and hyper-masculinity 6. The macrosocial institutional sphere. Conclusion: the paradoxical power of media in prisons

Summary

This book is concerned with the media's role in everyday life, power relations and the construction of masculine identities in the context of prisons.

Product details

• Authors: Yvonne Jewkes, Yvonne (University of Brighton Jewkes
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2022
• EAN: 9781903240656
• ISBN: 978-1-903240-65-6
• No. of pages: 224
• Weight: 544 g
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Media, communication > Media science; Rechtswissenschaft, allgemein, Medienwissenschaften, Media Studies, Strafrechtswissenschaft (Pönologie), SOCIAL SCIENCE / Penology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Media Studies, LAW / Jurisprudence, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Men's Studies, Jurisprudence & general issues, Penology and punishment, Prisons, Gender studies: men and boys, Gender Studies: Men, Jurisprudence and general issues