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