| Description |
viii, 176 pages ; 23 cm. |
| Series |
SUNY series in women, crime, and criminology |
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SUNY series in women, crime, and criminology.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 163-172) and index. |
| Summary |
"The majority of female inmates are also mothers of children under the age of eighteen. These women don't stop being mothers when they receive a prison sentence, but in fact try a variety of means to maintain motherhood and mothering while away from their children. Based on research conducted in a women's prison, Mothering from the Inside reveals how inmate mothers find places for their children to live, manage relationships with caregivers, demonstrate their fitness as mothers, and negotiate rights to their children under challenging circumstances. The impact of race, ethnicity, and marginality on women in prison is traced through the development of the women's motherhood careers."--Jacket. |
| Contents |
Mothers in Prison: The Impact of Race and Ethnicity -- The Challenge of Mothering on the Inside -- Arranging Care and Managing Caretakers -- Demonstrating Fitness and Negotiating Ownership of Children -- Constructing and Managing Motherhood, Drugs, and Crime -- Afterword: "You Know What I'm Sayin'?" |
| Subject |
Women prisoners -- United States.
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Absentee mothers -- United States.
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Motherhood.
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Children of women prisoners -- United States.
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Prisoners' families -- United States.
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Absentee mothers. (OCoLC)fst00794703
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Children of women prisoners. (OCoLC)fst00855524
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Motherhood. (OCoLC)fst01026907
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Prisoners' families. (OCoLC)fst01077260
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Women prisoners. (OCoLC)fst01178398
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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| ISBN |
0791448495 (alk. paper) |
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9780791448496 (alk. paper) |
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0791448509 (pbk. ; alk. paper) |
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9780791448502 (pbk. ; alk. paper) |
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