David Wästerfors
Professor
Analyzing Social Ties in Total Institutions
Author
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.
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
Article
Publisher
Lodz University
Topic
- Sociology (excluding Social Work, Social Anthropology, Demography and Criminology)
Keywords
- sociologi
- sociology
- total institutions
- residential youth care
- social ties
- isolation
- intimacy
Status
Published
ISBN/ISSN/Other
- ISSN: 1733-8077