TY - GEN T1 - Gender and organized crime in Italy :women's agency in Italian mafias / AU - Ingrascì, Ombretta, CN - HV6453.I83 N1 - Introduction Chapter 1 Cosa nostra and the 'Ndrangheta Violence, power and business Organizational structures and ritualsChapter 2 Women in the Italian society Labour marketSocial customs and rightsChapter 3 Mafia control over women The code of honour Female oppressionHonour killings Blood alliances through marriages Chapter 4 Women's conformist agency. Performing soft powerEducation VendettaChapter 5 Women's compliant agency. From margins to delegated powerThe drug trade Economic crimesFrom hermes tasks to leadership positions Female agency meets mafia organizational needsChapter 6 Women's transformative agency. In search for autonomous paths The strength of female vulnerability Speaking outFollowing the own children The ethical impact AppendixLea Garofalo's letter to Italian President of RepublicBibliography SourcesNotes. ID - 1377731 KW - Women and the mafia KW - Organized crime KW - Female offenders SN - 9781350238831 SN - 1350238821 SN - 9781350238824 SN - 135023883X TI - Gender and organized crime in Italy :women's agency in Italian mafias / LK - https://univsouthin.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=2917799 UR - https://univsouthin.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=2917799 ER -