Motherhood on the Outside: Reintegration and Moral Meaning Making among Ex-Offender Mothers

This dissertation examines how formerly incarcerated mothers manage the moral ambiguity associated with their ex-offender identity. In studying this group I address how the event of motherhood shapes how women frame their involvement in criminal activity. Central to respondents' understanding...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Crawford, Geniece Antoinette
Other Authors: Edin, Kathryn
Language:en_US
Published: Harvard University 2013
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Online Access:http://dissertations.umi.com/gsas.harvard:10888
http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:HUL.InstRepos:11124851