Prison Life 3.01

What word in prison argot describes aggressive men who assume the masculine role in homosexual relations in male prisons?

• chester

• punk

• rat

• wolf

Which prison subculture affects inmates primarily through the creation of prisoner hierarchy based upon sentence length, prison jobs, and "perks"?

• official

• reform

• revolutionary

• traditional

Prison slang for an informant is:

• lemon squeezer

• mean dude

• punk

• rat

Stastny and Tyrnauer distinguished four types of subculture. Inmates that participated in civic-style clubs and speaking tours were part of which subculture?

• official

• reform

• revolutionary

• traditional

The socialization of inmates into the prison subculture is called

• neutralization

• prisonization

• role development

• schooling

Prison language is also referred to as:

• the code

• convict talk

• prison argot

• secret vocabulary

These normally develop independently of the plans of prison administrators:

• prison subcultures

• parole boards

• total institutions

• women's prisons

An institutional setting in which people are cut off from the wider society and are expected to live according to institutional rules and procedures is referred to as:

• furlough programs

• jail

• medium-security

• total institution

Which of the following items most often assumes the symbolic value of money in the sub-rosa economy of the prison?

• alcohol other drugs

• cigarettes

• food items

• pornography

What are vulnerable prison inmates known as?

• gomers

• punks

• schmucks

• stiffs