A NEW SOCIAL IDENTITY. INCARCERATION OF YOUTH OFFENDERS
A NEW SOCIAL IDENTITY. INCARCERATION OF YOUTH OFFENDERS
Author(s): Oana-Andreea Murgeanu-ManolacheSubject(s): Psychology, Labor relations, Applied Sociology, Criminology
Published by: Editura Pro Universitaria
Keywords: social identity; symbol; label; stigma; prison;
Summary/Abstract: The topic of interest in this paper is the ex-inmates reintegration process after being released from prison, especially obtaining and maintaining employment. Attaching a criminal stigma has a specific symbolic meaning for inmates and their sense of social identity. Identity is considered to consist of many self-identification labels, which often reflect the individual's life experiences and structural opportunities. However, these labels do not sum up the whole human being, but this "new" identity will be the one that will try to obtain and maintain a job after being released from prison.
Journal: Cogito - Multidisciplinary research Journal
- Issue Year: 2021
- Issue No: 2
- Page Range: 141-150
- Page Count: 10
- Language: English