What is it about?
Patterns of masculinities in Lesotho correctional facilities are shaped by the intersection of institutional power, structural violence and traditional gender norms that reproduce destructive behaviours. Violence and aggressive behaviours that take forms of number groups often serve as survival mechanisms between societal pressures and overcrowded and under-resourced prison conditions thereby forcing inmates to align to number arrangments for survival.
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Why is it important?
Findingd show that societal pressures combined with conditions inside prison can lead to a cycle of violent behaviours. However there are possibilities of surviving and defying the odds for some individuals whose reflections on the conditions that led to their imprisonment could favour theur transformation.
Perspectives
It was a pleasure co-authoring with colleagues whom I have been working with around issues of masculinities over a period of time in an effort to make our onw contribution in understanding the dynamics of masculinities in our context and providing a solution within our own context.
Associate Professor Paul Lekholokoe Leshota
National University of Lesotho
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This page is a summary of: At the Intersection of Prisons, Masculinities and Violence: Patterns of Masculinities Within Correctional Service Settings in Lesotho, January 2024, Springer Science + Business Media,
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-49167-2_35.
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