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Carvalho, Henrique and Chamberlen, Anastasia (2018) Why punishment pleases : punitive feelings in a world of hostile solidarity. Punishment & Society, 20 (2). pp. 217-234. doi:10.1177/1462474517699814
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Official URL: https://doi.org/10.1177/1462474517699814
Abstract
The argument advanced in this paper is that the motivation to punish relies on punishment producing a kind of solidarity that allows individuals to pursue emotional release together with a sense of belonging, without having to question or address why it is that they felt alienated and insecure in the first place. This raises the possibility that the reason why we believe punishment to be useful, and why we are motivated to punish, is because we derive pleasure from the utility of punishment. Simply stated, punishment pleases. It then analyses the relationship between punishment and solidarity to investigate why and how punishment pleases. We argue that the pleasure of punishment is directly linked to the specific kind of solidarity that punishment produces, which we call hostile solidarity. The paper explores the links between punishment and identity in order to examine the allure of hostile solidarity and then draws implications from this perspective and sets out an agenda for future research.
| Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||||||
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| Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HV Social pathology. Social and public welfare | ||||||||
| Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences > School of Law Faculty of Social Sciences > Sociology |
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| Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Punishment -- Social aspects, Solidarity, Pleasure, Identity (Philosophical concept) | ||||||||
| Journal or Publication Title: | Punishment & Society | ||||||||
| Publisher: | Sage Publications Ltd. | ||||||||
| ISSN: | 1462-4745 | ||||||||
| Official Date: | 1 April 2018 | ||||||||
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| Volume: | 20 | ||||||||
| Number: | 2 | ||||||||
| Page Range: | pp. 217-234 | ||||||||
| DOI: | 10.1177/1462474517699814 | ||||||||
| Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||||||
| Publication Status: | Published | ||||||||
| Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access |
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