Food As a Mechanism of Control and Resistance in Jails and Prisons - Diets of Disrepute

This book explores the topic of food and foodways within American jails and prisons. It focuses on food as a political item in the service of control when executed by jail and prison personnel, as well as a mechanism of resistance on the part of the prisoners themselves.

List of contents

Preface
Acknowledgments

Introduction
1. Food as a Mechanism of Control
2. Quality Control
3. Quantity Control
4. Food as a Mechanism of Resistance
5. Bricolage
6. Survival
7. Pleasure
Conclusion

Bibliography

About the author

By Salvador Jiménez Murguía

Product details

• Authors: Salvador Jimenez Murguia, Salvador Jiménez Murguía
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 13.08.2020
• EAN: 9781498573108
• ISBN: 978-1-4985-7310-8
• No. of pages: 138
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Minority Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Criminology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Penology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Disease & Health Issues, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Violence in Society, Illness & addiction: social aspects, Social discrimination & inequality, Ethnic groups and multicultural studies, Violence in society, Ethnic minorities & multicultural studies, Crime and criminology, Crime & criminology, Penology and punishment, Penology & punishment, Health, illness and addiction: social aspects, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Discrimination, Violence and abuse in society, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Biracial & Multiracial Studies, Social discrimination and social justice