Courtesy stigma and monetary sanctions: Toward a socio-cultural theory of punishment

American Sociological Review

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 234-264

  Harris, Alexes ^a   Evans, Heather ^a   Beckett, Katherine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

monetary sanctions; punishment; stigma

Indexed keywords

ETHNICITY; FEDERAL SYSTEM; INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT; RACE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

UNITED STATES; WASHINGTON [UNITED STATES];

EID: 79954464428     PISSN: 00031224     EISSN: 19398271     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0003122411400054     Document Type: Article

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