According to sociologist Irving Goffman,inmates entering prison are required to strip,shower,and wear assigned institutional clothing.In this process,they are searched,weighed,fingerprinted,photographed,and given no privacy even in showers and restrooms.This depersonalization process is referred to as a:

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Goffman referred to the process of stripping, searching, and uniforming inmates as a "degradation ceremony" because it serves to strip them of their individuality and personal identity, reducing them to the status of a powerless and interchangeable member of the prison population. This process is intended to break down individual resistance and prepare them for their new institutional role as a prisoner.

According to Sociologist Irving Goffman,inmates Entering Prison Are Required to Strip,shower,and