Mothering Interrupted: Mother-child separation via incarceration in England and Ireland.

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Mothering Interrupted: Mother-child separation via incarceration in England and Ireland.

O'Malley, S. ; Baldwin, Lucy
Subject: Mothers, Social Exclusion, Mothers and Prison, mothers in prison Ireland, mothers in prison UK
Citation: O'malley, S. and Baldwin, L. (forthcoming) Mothering Interrupted: Mother-child separation via incarceration in England and Ireland. In: Beyer,C., Robertson,A. (Eds) Mothers Without Their Children. Demeter Press. Canada.

Abstract:

This chapter explore the pains of imprisonment as a mother. The chapter, using the reflections of mothers, who via the authors' research in England and Ireland, highlights the common experience of imprisoned mothers. The chapter explores the broader cultural context in which the mothers are imprisoned, and how their locations can shape their experiences.
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/2086/16547
Peer Reviewed: Yes
Date: 2018
Creative Commons Licence: N/A

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