Session Submission Summary

The Experience of Motherhood for Women Who Break the Law: Alternative Perspectives

Thu, Nov 15, 3:30 to 4:50pm, Marriott, A706, Atrium Level

Session Submission Type: Complete Thematic Panel

Abstract

This panel takes a critical look at the depiction of women in the Netflix series, Orange is the New Black. It also provides critical examination of stigma and social control of women who use drugs, of intensive parenting ideology that is thrust on mothers, and on the relative emphasis in women offenders' goals on family, work, and education.

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