This article explores the identity projections of 25 justice-involved mothers undergoing social reintegration—that is, women who have experienced incarceration and are now returning to the community in Quebec. The social reintegration process of these mothers was examined using the “possible selves” theory (Markus & Nurius, 1986), which focuses on the representations an individual forms regarding the person they wish to become, could become, or fear becoming. Through thematic analysis, the article highlights a prosocial identity emerging among mothers in the reintegration process and questions the role of society in consolidating this identity. It also identifies a discrepancy between the challenges anticipated by the mothers in facing reintegration and those documented in the literature, suggesting an idealization of the future and identity projections. The potentially harmful implications of this idealization for these women and their social reintegration are discussed.
This fifty-eighth episode features an interview with Frédérique Hervieux.
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