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Positioning Analysis of Filipino Family Narratives in the Context of Prisoner Reintegration

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  • Donald Jay Bertulfo
  • Nico Canoy
  • Michael Angelo Celeste

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Prisoner reintegration may be viewed as a crisis situation that may lead to a period of instability within the family. Existing researches in this area remain focused on the individual perspective of ex-offenders rather than the experiences of receiving families back in their households. In this study, we aim to examine the reintegration experiences of the family as a group from an initial state of chaos to equilibrium upon the reentry of an incarcerated parent. Using a sample of 12 interviews of family members left behind by incarcerated fathers, three major storylines relating to the family’s struggle for moral re-ascendancy in the context of parental reintegration are identified: othering, rehabilitation, and restoration. We explain the interlocking emotional, discursive, and material forms of labor embedded in the process of prisoner reintegration. Policy implications on social and institutional aid to the families of reintegrating fathers are also discussed.

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  • Donald Jay Bertulfo & Nico Canoy & Michael Angelo Celeste, 2016. "Positioning Analysis of Filipino Family Narratives in the Context of Prisoner Reintegration," SAGE Open, , vol. 6(4), pages 21582440166, November.
  • Handle: RePEc:sae:sagope:v:6:y:2016:i:4:p:2158244016674248
    DOI: 10.1177/2158244016674248
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    1. Pasi Hirvonen, 2016. "Positioning Theory and Small-Group Interaction," SAGE Open, , vol. 6(3), pages 21582440166, July.
    2. Benson, Michael L. & Alarid, Leanne Fiftal & Burton, Velmer S. & Cullen, Francis T., 2011. "Reintegration or stigmatization? Offenders’ expectations of community re-entry," Journal of Criminal Justice, Elsevier, vol. 39(5), pages 385-393.
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