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Women in jail: Perceptions of social support
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Bussey, Janet Carole
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Year and Degree
1993, Doctor of Philosophy, Case Western Reserve University, Sociology.
Abstract
This dissertation examines perceptions of social support among a sample of women incarcerated in a local jail. Four dimensions of social support are examined: global social support, family social support, friend social support, and significant other social support. The purpose of this research is to increase our understanding of this population of women through investigating sociodemographic and interpersonal factors which might be related to their perceptions of social support. The Zimet, et al. (1988) Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS) and Skinner's (1982) Short Drug Abuse Screening Test (S-DAST), as well as women's responses to demographic and open-ended questions, are used in this investigation. The major goals of the study are to provide information that will help to shape intervention strategies and policies affecting incarcerated women.
Committee
Mark Singer (Advisor)
Pages
162 p.
Keywords
Women jail social support
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Bussey, J. C. (1993).
Women in jail: Perceptions of social support
[Doctoral dissertation, Case Western Reserve University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=case1057087731
APA Style (7th edition)
Bussey, Janet.
Women in jail: Perceptions of social support.
1993. Case Western Reserve University, Doctoral dissertation.
OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center
, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=case1057087731.
MLA Style (8th edition)
Bussey, Janet. "Women in jail: Perceptions of social support." Doctoral dissertation, Case Western Reserve University, 1993. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=case1057087731
Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)
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