Prison riots as microrevolutions: An extension of state-centered theories of revolution

被引：51

作者：

Goldstone, JA ^{[1
]}

Useem, B

机构：

[1] Univ Calif Davis, Dept Sociol, Davis, CA 95616 USA

[2] Univ New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131 USA

来源：

AMERICAN JOURNAL OF SOCIOLOGY | 1999年 / 104卷 / 04期

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D O I：

10.1086/210134

中图分类号：

C91 [社会学];

学科分类号：

030301 ; 1204 ;

摘要：

Prisons have long been used as a testing ground for social theory. This article explores the applicability of state-centered theories of revolution to the phenomena of prison riots. Prison riots are found to have numerous features in common with revolutions, including prior administrative crises, elite (guard) alienation and divisions, and a widespread popular (prisoner) sense of injustice and grievances regarding (prison) administration actions (not just toward imprisonment per se). The state-centered theory provides a better "fit" to prison riots than current functionalist, rising expectation, or management theories.

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页码：985 / 1029

页数：45