Stress and hardship after prison

American Journal of Sociology

Volumn 120, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 1512-1547

  Western, Bruce ^a   Braga, Anthony A ^a   Davis, Jaclyn ^a   Sirois, Catherine ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HOUSING; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; PRISONER; PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOCIAL CARE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNEMPLOYMENT; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; BOSTON; FEMALE; FINANCIAL SUPPORT; HOUSING; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRISONERS; PUBLIC ASSISTANCE; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; UNEMPLOYMENT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84933056902     PISSN: 00029602     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/681301     Document Type: Article

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