The first book-length treatment of the nature of prison culture
among women in thirty years, "In the Mix"describes the prison
culture in a large California prison, from the point of view of the
women themselves. Based on three years of study, including
participant-observation, in-depth interviews and surveys, this book
describes the daily life of the prison from a variety of
perspectives, with an emphasis on the gendered nature of its social
organization, roles and normative frameworks.
The title, "In the Mix", describes the contours of prison
culture and its themes of trouble, programming and relationships.
Common themes, such as the impact of substance use, limited
economic opportunity, patriarchy, survival on the streets and in
the prison, thread through the individual chapters. Owen argues
that prison culture for women is tied directly to the role of women
in society as well as a dynamic social structure that is shaped by
the conditions of women's lives in prison and in the "free
world".
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