Parenting behind bars
This chapter is the first of three in the book to report study findings. It brings to light accounts of parenting from prison. Twenty-seven of the 29 women interviewed were mothers; the majority were mothers of adult children living on their own. They described rather different relationships with th...
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| Format: | Print Article |
| Language: | English |
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2023
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Incarceration and older women
Year: 2023, Pages: 52-70 |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Summary: | This chapter is the first of three in the book to report study findings. It brings to light accounts of parenting from prison. Twenty-seven of the 29 women interviewed were mothers; the majority were mothers of adult children living on their own. They described rather different relationships with their children, captured as four types of mothers: the remorseful mother, the contented mother, the uneasy mother, and the abandoned mother. Most remained optimistic about family life, including grandparenting, when they returned home. |
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| ISBN: | 9781529231618 |
