Avon Hart-Johnson

African American Women with Incarcerated Mates

The Psychological and Social Impacts of Mass Imprisonment

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Produktbeschreibung

After four decades of mass incarceration in the U.S., the disproportionate number of black men in prisons has contributed to an epidemic of black women struggling to support fragile families. Yet the literature is scant on how African American women are affected by the imprisonment of their partners. Drawing on case studies and firsthand accounts, the author brings needed perspective to the political, economic and psychological challenges they face--including the experience of symbolic imprisonment or "serving time on the outside."

Produktdetails

• Verlag: McFarland
• Seitenzahl: 212
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. September 2017
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 12mm
• Gewicht: 315g
• ISBN-13: 9781476666822
• ISBN-10: 1476666822
• Artikelnr.: 48212097

Autorenporträt

Avon Hart-Johnson ¿is an adjunct professor and scholar at Walden University and has published several articles on the subject of this book. She is the President and Co-founder of DC Project Connect (DCPC) and serves on the International Coalition of Children with Incarcerated Parents as an active advocate for social change. She lives in Bowie, Maryland.

Inhaltsangabe

Table of Contents Acknowledgments Preface Introduction Part I: African American Women in the Age of Mass Incarceration
1.
"The Fixer": Bring My Daddy Back!
2.
There Goes the Neighborhood
3.
The Cost of Remaining Connected
4.
Relationships, Children and Loss Part II: The Theory of SIG-C
5.
SIG-C and Codependency
6.
"Down to ride"
7.
Charismatic and Controlling Mate-A Jekyll-and-Hyde Situation Part III: Grief, Coping and Ritual
8.
Grief: "It's like death"
9.
Coping: God, Sex and Rituals Part IV: Cultural Sensitivity and Intervention Challenges 10.
Cultural Awareness 11.
Intervention 12. Poverty, Health and Social Consequences Conclusion Appendix A. AARM Example Appendix B: Research Study Methodological Framework Appendix C: Resources References Index