Care and respect: mothering and relatedness in multigenerational prison settings

Drawing on fieldwork conducted in different periods in Portuguese carceral settings, we focus on variable aspects of motherhood and forms of relatedness as they emerge in different imprisonment situations. Aspects approached include: the relationship of incarcerated mothers with their offspring behi...

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Main Author: Cunha, Manuela Ivone P. da (author)
Other Authors: Granja, Rafaela Patrícia Gonçalves (author)
Format: bookPart
Language:eng
Published: 2013
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1822/23960
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorium.sdum.uminho.pt:1822/23960
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Summary:Drawing on fieldwork conducted in different periods in Portuguese carceral settings, we focus on variable aspects of motherhood and forms of relatedness as they emerge in different imprisonment situations. Aspects approached include: the relationship of incarcerated mothers with their offspring behind and beyond bars (children and/or adults, since imprisonment situations may comprehend three generations of co-confined relatives); motherhood in prisoners’ social identity and in carceral sociality; experiences of mothering in prison and mothers’ experiences of imprisonment; notions of care and care responsibilities; respect, reciprocity and moral obligation in relation to parenthood.