“It’s Not Equality”: How Race, Class, and Gender Construct the Normative Religious Self among Female Prisoners

Prior sociological research has demonstrated that religious selves are gendered. Using the case of female inmates—some of the most disadvantaged Americans—this article shows that dominant messages constructing the religious self are not only gendered, but also deeply intertwined with race and class....

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Main Author: Rachel Ellis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Cogitatio 2018-06-01
Series:Social Inclusion
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Online Access:https://www.cogitatiopress.com/socialinclusion/article/view/1367