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Importation versus inmate socialization as the primary determinant of perceptions of halfway house residents
Author(s) -
Bumberry William M.,
Grisso J. Thomas
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
journal of community psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.585
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 1520-6629
pISSN - 0090-4392
DOI - 10.1002/1520-6629(198104)9:2<177::aid-jcop2290090210>3.0.co;2-g
Subject(s) - socialization , perception , position (finance) , interpretation (philosophy) , social psychology , psychology , developmental psychology , business , neuroscience , finance , computer science , programming language
This investigation focused on a theoretical issue addressing the question as to whether the Inmate Socialization Theory, Importation Theory, or some combination thereof could most effectively account for the perceptions and behaviors of residents at three community‐based correctional facilities. The most parsimonious interpretation of the data requires both theories to most completely account for the findings. Although lacking statistical significance ( T 2 = 15.39, F = 1.59, df = 9, 108, p = .13), the findings point to a trend in the direction of the institutional norms, clearly lending support to the Inmate Socialization view. The Importation position received support in the finding that the pre‐ and post‐incarcerative status groups, based on their differing degrees of sensitivity to the social culture, approached the institutional norms differentially. Hence, an interactionalist position encompassing both the Inmate Socialization and Importation perspectives was supported.