TY - JOUR
T1 - Becoming industrious female citizens
T2 - Work, discipline, and negotiation in Chinese female prison
AU - Hu, Yiqian
AU - Liu, Liu
N1 - Funding Information:
This study was funded by The National Social Science Fund of the People’s Republic of China (19BSH029); and Jiangsu Provincial Social Sciences Research Key Project, the People's Republic of China (2018SJZDI119).
Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2020/12
Y1 - 2020/12
N2 - Recent studies of incarcerated women have shifted from the “coping and adapting model” to the one that emphasizes the social analysis of penality, a punitive process that is recognized to be deeply intertwined with the outside society. This study adopted semi-structured interviews with 52 female prisoners and 13 female correctional officers in one Chinese prison. By conceptualizing prison work as a flexible institution, this study revealed that multiple meanings were given to prison work through various interactions between prisoners, between prisoners and correctional officers, and between prisoners and their family members. In addition, this study further highlighted that the disciplinary process of prison work was structured by both the prison environment and outside society. Based on the findings, a prisoner-oriented program is suggested as it could help Chinese female prisoners better reform and, most importantly, gain a sense of independence, respect, and dignity in their prison lives.
AB - Recent studies of incarcerated women have shifted from the “coping and adapting model” to the one that emphasizes the social analysis of penality, a punitive process that is recognized to be deeply intertwined with the outside society. This study adopted semi-structured interviews with 52 female prisoners and 13 female correctional officers in one Chinese prison. By conceptualizing prison work as a flexible institution, this study revealed that multiple meanings were given to prison work through various interactions between prisoners, between prisoners and correctional officers, and between prisoners and their family members. In addition, this study further highlighted that the disciplinary process of prison work was structured by both the prison environment and outside society. Based on the findings, a prisoner-oriented program is suggested as it could help Chinese female prisoners better reform and, most importantly, gain a sense of independence, respect, and dignity in their prison lives.
KW - Discipline
KW - Female prisoner
KW - Gender
KW - Interpersonal relations
KW - Prison work
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U2 - 10.1016/j.ijlcj.2020.100420
DO - 10.1016/j.ijlcj.2020.100420
M3 - Journal article
AN - SCOPUS:85088784548
SN - 1756-0616
VL - 63
JO - International Journal of Law, Crime and Justice
JF - International Journal of Law, Crime and Justice
M1 - 100420
ER -
