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