How do mothers do time? Examining differences in maternal identity construction during imprisonment ...

• Main Author: Wallis, Rebecca
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Griffith University 2022
• Subjects: maternal identity constructions; imprisoned women; imprisoned mothers; Lockwood; First Nations
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.25904/1912/4573; https://research-repository.griffith.edu.au/handle/10072/416057

Women comprise the fastest growing segment of the prison population in Australia, especially First Nations women. Many imprisoned women are mothers. Imprisonment interferes with maternal identity by impeding a mother’s ability to perform her maternal role and affecting her maternal status and selfco...