You Can See Your Face in My Floor ’

Examining the Function of Cleanliness in an Adult Male Prison

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ID13895457
AuthorsJennifer Sloan (Criminal Justice and Law University of Sheffield, corresponding author)
Year2012
Volume51
Issue4
Pages400-410
Publication date2012-08-02
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueThe Howard Journal of Criminal Justice (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0265-5527 • E-ISSN: 1468-2311
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/j.1468-2311.2012.00727.x
OpenAlexW1591330273
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited16

In this article, consideration is given to the concept of cleanliness and tidiness from the perspective of the masculine prisoner. Themes related to processes of maintaining, and perceptions of, cleanliness emerged, related to the self, personal space, and the cleanliness of others. Running through these were overarching elements of control, differentiation and processes of normalisation, which can be seen to relate concepts of cleanliness directly to the negotiation of the adult male prisoner's gendered identity, implying that keeping clean and tidy relates directly to individuals’ senses of masculine self and perceptions of others

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