Abstract
The intricacies of the American prison system are vast and often overlooked topics. Prisoners represent a considerable sector of the American population, and although they are serving time for their crimes, their prison experiences are worth looking at. For my senior independent research study I plan to study how food plays a role in the American prison experience. I plan to see how food affects the every day life of the prisoner, and some of the sociological implications that prisons have on inmates. I am drawing upon the previous works of social theorists Michel Foucault, Erving Goffman and Max Weber in order to further analyze and explain the role of food in the current American prison system. With an exclusively qualitative approach to this study, my results will reflect the many personal experiences of prison life, and hopefully lend a voice to the many incarcerated individuals of the United States.
Advisor
Nurse, Anne
Department
Sociology and Anthropology
Recommended Citation
Peterson, Annie, "Encounters of Food in the American Prison System: From Green Bologna to Nutraloaf in the Prison "Chow Hall"" (2013). Senior Independent Study Theses. Paper 1210.
https://openworks.wooster.edu/independentstudy/1210
Disciplines
Criminology | Other Sociology
Keywords
Sociology and Anthropology, criminology, food
Publication Date
2013
Degree Granted
Bachelor of Arts
Document Type
Senior Independent Study Thesis
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