A01=James P. Spradley
Author_James P. Spradley
Category=JBFN
Category=JHM
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Product details
- ISBN 9780819168566
- Weight: 413g
- Dimensions: 144 x 212mm
- Publication Date: 21 Feb 1988
- Publisher: University Press of America
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Paperback
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An account of the experiences of men who are repeatedly arrested for public drunkenness. This book challenges the idea that these men are simply rejects from society, who cannot organize their behavior by cultural traditions. Using the recently discovered methods of formal ethnographic analysis, the author presents this urban sub-culture as it relates to law enforcement agencies. Life in one jail is described in detail, showing how it changes the men's personal identities, teaching them the skills of this sub-culture and motivating them to adopt a nomadic way of life where drinking is a great social value. Originally published by Little, Brown and Company in 1970.
