Review 1 of "'It’s Not a Conversation Starter.' Or is it?: Stigma Management Strategies of the Formerly Incarcerated in Personal and Occupational Settings"

doi:10.21428/cb6ab371.7d5d33af

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(1) On p2, authors mention that FI persons are vulnerable to un/underemployment “during a time of economic recession when employment discrimination can decrease their chances of securing well-paying jobs and limit their earnings potential.”
I understand that this statement may be made in light of the time period in which the authors conducted these interviews, but isn’t this statement true in times of economic “booms” or economic “security” in the U.S.? Perhaps it isn’t as visible because of the way employment is conventionally measured, but it seems to me, employment discrimination remains
One way to further interrogate this is to see if the interview data references economic discrimination differently depending on specific times/processes of economic expansion and contraction? it may be worth considering in future papers how this is related to the broad context of a capitalist economy and growing neoliberal legislation and trends

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(1) On p2, authors mention that FI persons are vulnerable to un/underemployment “during a time of economic recession when employment discrimination can decrease their chances of securing well-paying jobs and limit their earnings potential.” I understand that this statement may be made in light of the time period in which the authors conducted these interviews, but isn’t this statement true in times of economic “booms” or economic “security” in the U.S.? Perhaps it isn’t as visible because of the way employment is conventionally measured, but it seems to me, employment discrimination remains. If you voted to publish pending minor changes, specify each change, why it is needed, and, possibly, how it should/could be done.]

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