When Mothers Kill : Interviews from Prison /

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Winner of the 2008 Outstanding Book Award by the Academy of Criminal Justice SciencesMichelle Oberman and Cheryl L. Meyer don't write for news magazines or prime-time investigative television shows, but the stories they tell hold the same fascination. When Mothers Kill is compelling. In a clear...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Meyer, Cheryl L. (Autor), Oberman, Michelle (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York, NY : New York University Press, [2008]
Temas:
Filicide > United States > Case studies.
Infanticide > United States > Case studies.
Women murderers > United States > Interviews.
Women prisoners > United States > Interviews.
PSYCHOLOGY / Social Psychology.
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • PART 1 The Stories
  • 1 The Saddest Stories
  • 2 "She's the World to Me" The Mother-Daughter Relationships Described by Mothers Who Committed Filicide
  • 3 Fighting for Love: Filicidal Mothers and Their Male Partners
  • 4 Mothering: Hopes, Expectations, and Realities
  • 5 Punishment, Shame, and Guilt
  • PART 2 Making Sense of the Stories
  • 6 Interactions with the State: Holes in the Safety Nets
  • 7 The End of the Story
  • Appendix A Methodology
  • Appendix B Neonaticide
  • Appendix C Mothers Who Purposely Kill Their Children
  • Notes
  • Index
  • About the Authors

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