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The Black Family and Mass Incarceration

Western, Bruce, Wildeman, Christopher·2009·The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science
DOI 10.1177/0002716208324850
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Released in 1965, the Moynihan Report traced the severe social and economic distress of poor urban African Americans to high rates of single-parenthood. Against Moynihan's calls for social investment in poor inner-city communities, politics moved in a punitive direction, driving massive growth in the prison population. The authors document the emergence of mass incarceration and describe its significance for African American family life. The era of mass incarceration can be understood as a new stage in the history of American racial inequality. Because of its recent arrival, the social impact of mass incarceration remains poorly understood. The authors conclude by posing several key research questions that can illuminate the effects of dramatic growth in the American penal system.

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Authors
Western, B., & Wildeman, C.
Venue
The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science
Publisher
SAGE Publications
Published
2009-01
Volume
621
Issue
1
Pages
221-242
ISSN
  • 0002-7162 (ISSN-L)
  • 1552-3349
DOI
10.1177/0002716208324850
OpenAlex
W2134393889
Cited by
485
References
52
FWCI
47.62
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
journals.sagepub.com/page/policies/text-and-data-mining-license (tdm)

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