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They're microcosms of the societies they're meant to prepare us for. And we have plenty of bullying in the adult world.
by saraid216 14y ago
They're microcosms of the societies they're meant to prepare us for.
And we have plenty of bullying in the adult world.
- InclinedPlane 14y agoNo. They're nothing like the real world. Some parts are similar, but some parts of prison are similar to the real world too.
- saraid216 14y agoPrisons are microcosms, too, and the way prisoners and guards interact is also a good indicator of what we do as a society. If you fix bullying in schools, you will help fix bullying in society in general. If you fix bullying in society in general, you will help fix bullying in prisons. I had the surprising insight a few months ago that rape culture is just the Stanford Prison Experiment writ large. It was an insight triggered by reading some commentary about Stuebenville.