TY - JOUR
T1 - Older Men’s Social Integration After Prison
AU - Wyse, Jessica
N1 - Funding Information:
The author(s) disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: This research was supported in part by an NIA training grant to the Population Studies Center at the University of Michigan (T32 AG000221). This material was also supported with resources and the use of facilities at the Center to Improve Veteran Involvement in Care (CIVIC), VA Portland Health Care System.
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PY - 2018/6/1
Y1 - 2018/6/1
N2 - This study explores the social integration processes older men experience following prison release. Semi-structured in-depth interviews and brief surveys were conducted with 20 men, 50 years of age and older, recently released from prison in a large, Eastern U.S. city. A follow-up interview was conducted with each participant. Conventional content analysis was used to analyze these data. Results show that while men are able to connect with and rely upon some family members and establish basic public benefits, older men’s release experience is nonetheless marked by pervasive disconnection from key desired social relationships and roles. Policies and programs designed to facilitate older men’s social integration are discussed.
AB - This study explores the social integration processes older men experience following prison release. Semi-structured in-depth interviews and brief surveys were conducted with 20 men, 50 years of age and older, recently released from prison in a large, Eastern U.S. city. A follow-up interview was conducted with each participant. Conventional content analysis was used to analyze these data. Results show that while men are able to connect with and rely upon some family members and establish basic public benefits, older men’s release experience is nonetheless marked by pervasive disconnection from key desired social relationships and roles. Policies and programs designed to facilitate older men’s social integration are discussed.
KW - prisoner reentry and reintegration
KW - social disconnection
KW - social roles
KW - social support
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U2 - 10.1177/0306624X16683210
DO - 10.1177/0306624X16683210
M3 - Article
C2 - 29770744
AN - SCOPUS:85041197830
SN - 0306-624X
VL - 62
SP - 2153
EP - 2173
JO - International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology
JF - International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology
IS - 8
ER -