Bibliograph

Breaking women, gender, race, and the new politics of imprisonment, Jill A. McCorkel

Type

Label

Breaking women, gender, race, and the new politics of imprisonment, Jill A. McCorkel

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Breaking women

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

819717777

Responsibility statement

Jill A. McCorkel

Sub title

gender, race, and the new politics of imprisonment

Table Of Contents

Getting tough on women: how punishment changed -- Taking over: the private company in the public prison -- From good girls to real criminals: race made visible -- The eyes are watching you: finding the real self -- Diseased women: crack whores, bad mothers, and welfare queens -- Rentin' out your head: navigating claims about the self -- Unruly selves: forms of prisoner resistance -- Conclusion: what if the cure is worse than the disease?

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