What is same-sex sexual activity in women's institutions based on?

Pseudofamilies. A distinguishing feature of the inmate society in many women's prisons is the presence of make believe families. In addition, the majority of female inmates who participate in homosexuality are what sociologists David Ward and Gene Kassebaum call "Turnouts", Those who were heterosexual before incarceration, will return to heterosexual upon release. But in contrast to men's prison systems, the overwhelming majority of homosexual activity in women's institutions is consensual and is rooted in affection and attachment instead of dominanxe motives.