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Because military boot camps and prisons are places that control all of the basics of people's day-to-day lives, they are known as:

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A sociological theory by Goffman states that in places like boot camps and prisons, resocialization occurs. These places are termed total institutions. Total institutions exert total control over the lives of people who live there. The places try to eliminate the individual identity and subject them to harsh treatment.
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