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Summary Of Terrance Bogan's Being Mommy Behind Bars

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Granting children, the right to visit their incarcerated mothers is a contentious topic with both sides having strong claims and counterclaims. Terrance Bogans does an outstanding job in his essay, “Being Mommy Behind Bars: The Psychological Benefits of Child Visitation with Incarcerated Mothers” addressing why children should be allowed to visit their incarcerated mothers, citing many reasons and using many argumentative components. Bogans has an explicit thesis in the conclusion “Child visitation must be increased in order to alleviate the psychological strains that take place during incarceration” (15). Bogans uses this clearly stated thesis to tell his main point and to address his opposition. The author’s purpose is to convince readers that children and incarcerated mothers have a right to see each other and no one should stop that. Testimony is the elements or opinion of experts in the field that is discussed. Testimony is a recurring element Bogans uses throughout his essay. He makes a bold move of offering testimony against his thesis or claim but also offers testimony supporting his claim. A notable place Bogans …show more content…

The author avoids using words like I think, I believe, and maybe. A good example of his assertiveness is on page 13 “Additionally, increased visitation will help the reunification process between mother and child. During the stressful and seemingly never-ending process of regaining custody of one’s child, visitation can help motivate the incarcerated mother and encourage her not to give up in battle.” Bogans is absolutely sure that child visitation has a positive impact on mothers. Also, by Bogans using jargon (which are words or phrases used in a particular group) throughout the essay helps readers believe the author is very knowledgeable. Using words like incarcerated, jurisdictions, rehabilitation and delinquency adds merit to the

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