The Trapped Woman: Catch-22 in Deviance and Control

The Trapped Woman examines the ways in which gender-based definitions of deviant behaviour affect the treatment of women and their access to resources in contemporary society. The contributors argue that many of the standards that define 'normal' behaviour for men paradoxically label the same behaviour 'deviant' for women. The policy implications of such gender-based definitions are examined with reference to mental health, drug use, crime, poverty and single parent families, employment and physical health areas.Figueira-McDonough, Josefina is the author of 'The Trapped Woman: Catch-22 in Deviance and Control', published 1987 under ISBN 9780803926158 and ISBN 0803926154.