Prison and sociological perspective
Is a qualitative sociological study of prisons useful? What a question! Doesn’t it seem pointless, out of place or provocative, or all three? Aren’t knowledge, the will to know, truth, objectivity and the scientific character of the work justifications in their own right, with their own positive va...
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| Dans: | URI:https://journals.openedition.org/champpenal, |
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| Format: | Article ou chapitre numérique |
| Langue: | Anglais |
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Champ pénal/Penal field
2006
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| Accès en ligne: | Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM |
| Résumé: | Is a qualitative sociological study of prisons useful? What a question! Doesn’t it seem pointless, out of place or provocative, or all three? Aren’t knowledge, the will to know, truth, objectivity and the scientific character of the work justifications in their own right, with their own positive value? Isn’t it legitimate for sociologists, and a fortiori, committed sociologists, to concentrate on deciphering the social forces and mechanisms at work in the reality of the prison world? An affi... |
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