Exam 3 Chapter 10 - Soc 001Exam 3 Study Guide Chapter 10...

Soc 001Exam 3 Study Guide
Chapter 10
 Total institution – A place of residence and work where a large number of like-situated
individuals reside. It changes people
o Characteristics:
 Large number of people
 Cut off from wider society for a long time
 Enclosed with a natural barrier or fences
 Formerly administered (there is also a boss)
o Evidence that Paris island is a total institution:
 Large group of young adults
 Away from home for a very long time
 Enclosed geographically and by barbed wire fences
 Has been around for years (boot camp with a boss)
 Resocialization – taking away an individual’s social self and give them a new one which