Book review: Fulcher, L, and Moran, A. (2003). Sisters of pain: An ethnography of young women living in secure care. Cape Town: CYC-Net Press, 262 pp., ISBN 978-1- 928212-01-0
The title, Sisters of Pain, invites the reader from the onset to be aware that the content of this book will not be a good choice for bedtime or holiday reading. Leon Fulcher and Aliese Moran take us on a journey into the lives of young women who spent time within a secure facility in the USA, and t...
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| Language: | English |
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2015-12-01
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| Series: | Scottish Journal of Residential Child Care |
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| Summary: | The title, Sisters of Pain, invites the reader from the onset to be aware that the content of this book will not be a good choice for bedtime or holiday reading. Leon Fulcher and Aliese Moran take us on a journey into the lives of young women who spent time within a secure facility in the USA, and the voices of the girls who share their stories is without doubt powerful and thought provoking. I approached reading this book through the lens of a practitioner/manager within a secure facility, but I was only too aware that a professional perspective was not to be in isolation of a personal one and this will be reflected in the review. |
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| ISSN: | 2976-9353 |