Full Description
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."
Contents
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Preface
Introduction
Part I: African American Women in the Age of Mass Incarceration
1. "The Fixer": Bring My Daddy Back!
2. There Goes the Neighborhood
3. The Cost of Remaining Connected
4. Relationships, Children and Loss
Part II: The Theory of SIG-C
5. SIG-C and Codependency
6. "Down to ride"
7. Charismatic and Controlling Mate—A Jekyll-and-Hyde Situation
Part III: Grief, Coping and Ritual
8. Grief: "It's like death"
9. Coping: God, Sex and Rituals
Part IV: Cultural Sensitivity and Intervention Challenges
10. Cultural Awareness
11. Intervention
12. Poverty, Health and Social Consequences
Conclusion
Appendix A. AARM Example
Appendix B: Research Study Methodological Framework
Appendix C: Resources
References
Index
