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When Mothers Kill : Interviews from Prison.

Winner of the 2008 Outstanding Book Award by the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences. Michelle 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 cle...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Oberman, Michelle
Otros Autores: Meyer, Cheryl L.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : NYU Press, 2008.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Acknowledgments; Introduction; Part I: The Stories; The Saddest Stories; "She's the World to Me": The Mother-Daughter Relationships Described by Mothers Who Committed Filicide; Fighting for Love: Filicidal Mothers and Their Male Partners; Mothering: Hopes, Expectations, and Realities; Punishment, Shame, and Guilt; Part II: Making Sense of the Stories; Interactions with the State: Holes in the Safety Nets; The End of the Story; Appendix A: Methodology; Appendix B: Neonaticide; Appendix C: Mothers Who Purposely Kill Their Children; Notes; Index; About the Authors.