Inmatehood
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Inmatehood is a noun meaning (rare) The state or condition of an inmate.
Meaning
(rare) The state or condition of an inmate.
Example Sentences
Prisons and mental hospitals show certain fundamental similarities in organizational structure, in goals, and in the nature of "inmatehood."
Conceptualizing "inmatehood" as involving a two-way "causal flow" between personality and social-system determinants reflects a transactional epistemology.
The picture that Schreber provides of his confinement is one of onesided confrontations, innuendos, and unimaginable torture, while to all outward appearances he was the model of docile inmatehood.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include inmacy, jaildom, hostagehood, captivity, shackledom, minionhood.
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