In Chapter 5, the class discussed and viewed video clips of rapes in prison. Everywhere in society there seems to be subcultures within other cultures and prisons doesn’t seem to be any different. In my Sociology 210, Modern Urban Studies course, we are learning how violence is used for moving up in status when in a neighborhood that is in poverty. In an article written by Gordon James Knowles, “Male Prison Rape: A Search for Causation and Prevention”, writes about the “physical and psychological aspects of rape”. Knowles writes about the culture in prison, roles and prison values. When I mention the term “role”, there are even terms that are used for homosexuals in prison so one has an idea of what “role” to play or what
