Women in Prison: Gender and Social Control

Published by Lynne Rienner Publishers 2003

Women in Prison

Gender and Social Control

Edited by: Barbara H. Zaitzow and Jim Thomas

https://doi.org/10.1515/9781588269454

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It is old news that the conditions and policies of women's prisons are different from those of incarcerated men. Less evident, however, is how gender differences shape those policies, and how gender identity and roles shape women's adaptation and resistance to prison culture and control. Women in Prison explores how the gender-based attitudes that women bring to prison frame how they respond to the prison environment—and how gender stereotypes continue to affect the treatment and opportunities of incarcerated women today. The authors focus especially on how the personal and social problems imported into the prison setting become part of the intricate web of prison culture. Their study reveals just how extensively women's prison experience reflects the control and domination they experienced in the outside world.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	v
Preface Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
Acknowledgments Publicly Available Download PDF	ix
1 Gendered Control in Prisons: The Difference Difference Makes Jim Thomas Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
2 “Doing Gender” in a Women’s Prison Barbara H. Zaitzow Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	21
3 Gendered Perceptions of Dangerous and Dependent Women: “Gun Molls” and “Fallen Women” Esther Heffernan Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	39
4 Women’s Stories of Survival and Resistance Kathleen J Ferraro and Angela M. Moe Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	65
5 Abused Women and Incarceration Lori B. Girshick Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	95
6 Imprisoned Mothers and Their Children Susan F Sharp and M. Elaine Eriksen Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	119
7 Gender, Race, and Sexuality in Prison Mary Bosworth Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	137
8 Parallels in the Prison Experiences of Women and Men Richard S Jones and Thomas J. Schmid Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	155
9 Ultramasculine Stereotypes and Violence in the Control of Women Inmates Faith E. Lutze Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	183
10 Conclusion: Moving Forward Jim Thomas Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	205
References Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	215
The Contributors Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	239
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	243
About the Book Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	251

Language: English
Publisher: Lynne Rienner Publishers
Audience: College/higher education;
Pages
- Main content: 251

eBook

Published: August 1, 2003
ISBN: 9781588269454