title: Relationships between incarcerated women. Moving beyond stereotypes.
abstract: 1. Described as one of the "pains of imprisonment," separation may be particularly difficult for women in prison because most functioned in multiple relational roles, including mother, wife, girlfriend, daughter, sister, and friend, before incarceration. 2. In the absence of consistent contact with family, friends, and other loved ones outside prison, incarcerated women may seek to develop connections with other inmates as a way to adapt to life in prison. 3. Positive adaptation may allow incarcerated women to take advantage of educational/vocational, parenting, and drug treatment programs offered in prison, thus facilitating their adaptation after release.
authors.affiliation: William F. Connell School of Nursing, Cushing Hall, Boston College, 140 Commonwealth Avenue, Chestnut Hill, MA 02467, USA. harnerh@bc.edu
authors.forename: Holly M
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Harner
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D005190:Family / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D033062:Friends / Q000523:psychology; D005783:Gender Identity; D006293:Health Promotion; D018452:Homosexuality, Female / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D020380:Needs Assessment; D015279:Organizational Culture; D016134:Organizational Policy; D011329:Prisoners / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011330:Prisons / Q000458:organization & administration; D024382:Professional Role; D012944:Social Support; D013240:Stereotyping; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D035502:Trust; D014481:United States; D014930:Women / Q000523:psychology*