Laura T. Fishman is Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of Vermont.

• Preface Chapter I Introduction Chapter II Women's Interpretations of Criminality before Marriage Chapter III Before Arrest: Domestic Life, Male Criminality, and Fast Living Chapter IV Before Arrest: Explaining and Accommodating to Male Criminality and Fast Living Chapter V Arrests, Lawyers, Courts, and Sentencing Chapter VI Stigmatization and Prisoners' Wives' Feelings of Shame Chapter VII Marital Relationships Inside: Visiting at the Prison Chapter VIII Living Alone Chapter IX Repeating the Cycle: Wives' Accommodations to Husbands' Re-Entry Chapter X The World of Prisoners' Wives: Conclusions Appendix A The Literature Appendix B Notes on Research Methodology Notes Bibliography Index

Laura T. Fishman is Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of Vermont.

• Preface Chapter I Introduction Chapter II Women's Interpretations of Criminality before Marriage Chapter III Before Arrest: Domestic Life, Male Criminality, and Fast Living Chapter IV Before Arrest: Explaining and Accommodating to Male Criminality and Fast Living Chapter V Arrests, Lawyers, Courts, and Sentencing Chapter VI Stigmatization and Prisoners' Wives' Feelings of Shame Chapter VII Marital Relationships Inside: Visiting at the Prison Chapter VIII Living Alone Chapter IX Repeating the Cycle: Wives' Accommodations to Husbands' Re-Entry Chapter X The World of Prisoners' Wives: Conclusions Appendix A The Literature Appendix B Notes on Research Methodology Notes Bibliography Index

Laura T. Fishman is Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of Vermont.

• Preface Chapter I Introduction Chapter II Women's Interpretations of Criminality before Marriage Chapter III Before Arrest: Domestic Life, Male Criminality, and Fast Living Chapter IV Before Arrest: Explaining and Accommodating to Male Criminality and Fast Living Chapter V Arrests, Lawyers, Courts, and Sentencing Chapter VI Stigmatization and Prisoners' Wives' Feelings of Shame Chapter VII Marital Relationships Inside: Visiting at the Prison Chapter VIII Living Alone Chapter IX Repeating the Cycle: Wives' Accommodations to Husbands' Re-Entry Chapter X The World of Prisoners' Wives: Conclusions Appendix A The Literature Appendix B Notes on Research Methodology Notes Bibliography Index