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David Wästerfors

Professor

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Analyzing Social Ties in Total Institutions

Author

  • David Wästerfors

Summary, in English

A common view is that an individual delinquent can be rehabilitated in

a “home” in the countryside, away from his or her original urban social

ties. An ironic result is new social ties with other juvenile delinquents as they spend a considerable amount of time together at a secluded institution. Drawing on ethnographic studies in residential care institutions, this article discusses two aspects to consider when analyzing social ties in such settings: the institutional prerequisites for and the everyday achievement of isolation and intimacy.

Department/s

  • Sociology

Publishing year

2012

Language

English

Pages

12-27

Publication/Series

Qualitative Sociology Review

Volume

VIII

Issue

2

Document type

Journal article

Publisher

Lodz University

Topic

  • Sociology (excluding Social Work, Social Psychology and Social Anthropology)

Keywords

  • sociologi
  • sociology
  • total institutions
  • residential youth care
  • social ties
  • isolation
  • intimacy

Status

Published

Research group

  • Kriminal- och socialvetenskapligt nätverk

ISBN/ISSN/Other

  • ISSN: 1733-8077