African American Women with Incarcerated Mates
The Psychological and Social Impacts of Mass Imprisonment
Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Cultural Studies, African-American Studies
| Author: | Avon Hart-Johnson | ISBN: | 9781476630472 |
| Publisher: | McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers | Publication: | October 12, 2017 |
| Imprint: | Language: | English |
| Author: | Avon Hart-Johnson |
| ISBN: | 9781476630472 |
| Publisher: | McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers |
| Publication: | October 12, 2017 |
| Imprint: | |
| Language: | English |
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.”
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.”
