"In the mix" : struggle and survival in a women's prison - Owen, Barbara A. (Albany : State University of New York Press, 1998)
An introductory note -- Acknowledgments -- 1. In the mix: Struggle and survival in a women's prison -- 2. A quasi-ethnography of women in prison: An overview of methods -- 3. Pathways to imprisonment: Women's lives before incarceration -- 4. Time and place -- 5. Relationships inside and out -- 6. The mix: The culture of imprisoned women -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Subject index -- Author index.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 193-210) and indexes.
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Keywords: Central California Women's Facility; Central California Women's Facility; Women prisoners -- California -- Social life and customs; Women prisoners -- California -- Case studies; Reformatories for women -- California -- Case studies; Female offenders -- United States -- Psychology; Research; Vocational guidance; Research; Career Choice; Vocational Guidance; Training Support; Prisonnières -- Californie -- Mœurs et coutumes; Prisonnières -- Californie -- Études de cas; Prisons de femmes -- Californie -- Études de cas; Criminelles -- États-Unis -- Psychologie; Recherche; Orientation professionnelle; research (function); vocational guidance; SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Penology; Vocational guidance; Research; Female offenders -- Psychology; Reformatories for women; Women prisoners; Women prisoners -- Social life and customs; California; United States; Case studies