Degree Type
Thesis
Date of Award
2009
Degree Name
Master of Arts
Department
History
First Advisor
Paul Griffiths
Abstract
This study explores the meanings, significance and reasons for labeling inmates of the Bridewell prison, especially as it relates to the social control of women. The development of London in the eighteenth century and mechanisms of social control used by city authorities are considered, especially as they pertained to controlling female deviance.Through investigating the use of labels we can see how authorities in London hoped to construct criminality in a way that met their own social goals and reform efforts for the disorderly.
Copyright Owner
Catherine Marietta Mccabe
Copyright Date
2009
Language
en
Date Available
2012-04-30
File Format
application/pdf
File Size
93 pages
Recommended Citation
Mccabe, Catherine Marietta, "Constructing Criminalities: Gender, Labeling and Social Control in London, 1720-1760" (2009). Graduate Theses and Dissertations. 11120.
https://lib.dr.iastate.edu/etd/11120
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Criminology and Criminal Justice Commons, Legal Commons, Women's History Commons, Women's Studies Commons
