Family Function Deficiency and the Substitution Model for the Underage Children of Female Prisoners——an Exploration of 100 Example Cases of Women’s Prison in L Province

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10.2991/hssmee-18.2018.43How to use a DOI?

Keywords

female offenders; minor children; family function deficiency; functional replacement.

Abstract

Through the investigation of 100 female prisoners and their families and children, I found that the underage children of prisoners are generally surrounded by factors such as a lack of care, parent-child isolation, difficulties in life, etc., which result in psychological difficulties, emotional inferiority, peer’s exclusion, lack of self-confidence or sense of cooperation, as well as communication challenges. Some underage children have problems such as prematurely dropping out of school, surviving around the bottom of society, or repeating the mistakes of their mothers by taking the criminal path. There are still a small number of people who can overcome difficulties and achieve normal socialization. Through the comparative analysis of these two groups, I found that the underage children of the female prisoners can be socialized normally. It is derived from two alternative modes: First is through the input and reinforcement of kinship, integrate the internal relationship resources of the family, and realize such kinship network to replace the parent-child relationship through the “functional transformation” of relationships. Second, the social support of social organizations replaces and supplements the missing family functions. Therefore, we must integrate social resources, mobilize social forces, and rebuild social support network for underage children of female offenders through “functional replacement” within and outside the family.

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AU  - Xizheng Shan
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