Walking an emotional tightrope: Managing emotions in a women's prison
Walking an emotional tightrope: Managing emotions in a women's prison
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DOI：
10.1525/si.2002.25.1.117
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发表时间：
2002-01-01
影响因子：
1.6
通讯作者：
Greer, K
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作者：
Greer, K
直到最近，女性在监狱中的情感经历一直被符号互动主义者和社会科学家所忽视。同样，与情感社会学相关的研究也没有在妇女教养机构的社会背景下进行探索。本研究的目的是探讨从监禁妇女的独特视角的情感体验。本研究考察了狱中女性在监禁期间如何感知和管理她们的情感生活，并询问她们所选择的策略是否对她们的互动产生影响，从而影响到机构环境。数据是通过对35名被关押在美国中西部一家惩教机构的妇女进行深入访谈收集的。使用半结构化的访谈时间表，受访者被问及一系列主题，其中一个涉及他们在监禁期间的情感生活。研究结果表明，这些女性将自己的情感经历定义为同时具有挑衅性和约束性。受访者表示，他们的情感资源是基于个人、背景和文化的。他们讨论了在监禁期间使用各种策略来管理自己的情感生活，包括转移注意力、精神追求、封锁练习、自我反思和幽默。大多数用来控制情绪的技巧都是针对个人的。受访者描述了个人的努力，旨在管理他们的情绪体验，而不是与他人分享他们的感受。
Until recently, the emotional experiences of women in prison have been overlooked by symbolic interactionists and social scientists. Similarly, research relevant to the sociology of emotions has not been explored in the social context of a correctional institution for women. The purpose of this study is to investigate emotional experiences from the unique perspective of incarcerated women. This research examines how women in prison perceive and manage their emotional lives while confined and asks whether their chosen strategies have an impact on their interactions and thus affect the institutional environment. Data were collected through in-depth interviews with thirty-five women incarcerated in a correctional institution located in the midwestern United States. Using a semistructured interview schedule, respondents were asked about a range of topics, one of which involved their emotional lives while incarcerated, Findings indicate these women define their emotional experiences as being simultaneously provocative and constrained. Respondents suggest that their emotional resources are individually, contextually, and culturally grounded. They discuss employing various strategies to manage their emotional lives while incarcerated, including diversions, spiritual pursuits, blocking exercises, self-reflection, and humor. The majority of the techniques employed to control emotions are intrapersonal. Respondents describe personal efforts designed to manage their emotional experiences rather than share their feelings with others.