Date on Master's Thesis/Doctoral Dissertation
5-2011
Document Type
Doctoral Dissertation
Degree Name
Ph. D.
Department
Nursing
Committee Chair
Hines-Martin, Vicki
Author's Keywords
Mothers; Incarcerated mothers; Women in prison; Mothering in prison; Mothers in prison; Incarcerated women
Subject
Women prisoners--Family relationships--Kentucky; Children of women prisoners--Kentucky; Prisoners' families--Effect of imprisonment on--Kentucky; Mothers--Kentucky
Abstract
A phenomenological study of the lived experience of mothering during incarceration was conducted at a women's multi-custody level prison in Kentucky. The purpose of the study was to explore and describe the experience of mothering among incarcerated women to address the gap within this body of literature. Semi-structured interviews, observation, and field notes from 24 participants were collected and analyzed to provide an in-depth understanding of the mothering experience for the participants. Burnard's method was used for analysis of the interview data. Two major themes emerged including: Living in the fire: The lived experience of incarcerated mothers which stemmed from two sub-themes: "Mistakes were made" and the 'Here and Now' of it and "Emerging from the fire: Dreams for the future as mothers" which arose from the sub-themes "Motivated to change" and "Redefining themselves".
Recommended Citation
Jackson, Barbara M., "The lived experience of mothering during incarceration." (2011). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. Paper 667.
https://doi.org/10.18297/etd/667
