Wooldredge, among other things, discusses the ways in which the “prison culture” is established. He notes how research has generally discussed this as the “inmate culture,” but suggests that prison management also helps shape the culture

INSTRUCTIONS

This discussion board builds on ideas presented in the required readings. Specifically, you will be asked to think about how the culture of a prison is established and whether this is similar to or different than other social institutions (for example, schools or other workplaces). You will also be asked to reflect on the morality of assaults within prisons; more specifically, whether an attack on an inmate is less morally reprehensible than an attack on someone else.

Note: These questions—particularly the last one—are difficult. They are morally challenging; they exist in ethical gray spaces for many people. As always, try your best. Be critical, both of the ideas presented in the readings and of your own beliefs and perspectives. And feel free to challenge and disagree with one another, just remember to do so respectfully. Remember, we are critiquing ideas, not people. 

  1. Wooldredge, among other things, discusses the ways in which the “prison culture” is established. He notes how research has generally discussed this as the “inmate culture,” but suggests that prison management also helps shape the culture. Do you agree with this assessment? That is, do you think that both the inmates and prison management have a role in shaping the culture inside an institution? Or, do you think the culture is primarily set by one or the other? Why?
  2. Do you think your response to the first question applies to other areas of social life? For example, who bears the responsibility for setting the “culture” of a classroom or of a workplace? Why do you think it is the same as or different from a prison?
  3. In The Funhouse Mirror, Gordon discusses moral relativism, asking whether the assault of a rapist is less horrific than of a different type of offender, or than the assault of an innocent citizen. What do you make of Gordon’s moral conundrum? Is there a clear and articulable moral difference between the same act being committed on different types of people? Explain your reasoning as best you can.
  4. As you worked through the materials for this week, what did you find most enlightening or interesting? What questions developed as you completed the readings and watched the presentations?

 

 

INSTRUCTIONS

 

This discussion board builds on ideas presented in the required readings. Specifically, you will be asked to think about how the culture of a prison is established and whether this is similar to or different than other social institutions (for example, schools or other workplaces). You will also be asked to reflect on the morality of assaults within prisons; more specifically, whether an attack on an inmate is less morally reprehensible than an attack on someone else.

Note: These questions—particularly the last one—are difficult. They are morally challenging; they exist in ethical gray spaces for many people. As always, try your best. Be critical, both of the ideas presented in the readings and of your own beliefs and perspectives. And feel free to challenge and disagree with one another, just remember to do so respectfully. Remember, we are critiquing ideas, not people. 

  1. Wooldredge, among other things, discusses the ways in which the “prison culture” is established. He notes how research has generally discussed this as the “inmate culture,” but suggests that prison management also helps shape the culture. Do you agree with this assessment? That is, do you think that both the inmates and prison management have a role in shaping the culture inside an institution? Or, do you think the culture is primarily set by one or the other? Why?
  2. Do you think your response to the first question applies to other areas of social life? For example, who bears the responsibility for setting the “culture” of a classroom or of a workplace? Why do you think it is the same as or different from a prison?
  3. In The Funhouse Mirror, Gordon discusses moral relativism, asking whether the assault of a rapist is less horrific than of a different type of offender, or than the assault of an innocent citizen. What do you make of Gordon’s moral conundrum? Is there a clear and articulable moral difference between the same act being committed on different types of people? Explain your reasoning as best you can.
  4. As you worked through the materials for this week, what did you find most enlightening or interesting? What questions developed as you completed the readings and watched the presentations?

 

 

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