The perversion of virtue : understanding murder-suicide /

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"Of the approximately 38,500 deaths by suicide in the U.S. annually, about two percent - between 750 and 800 - are murder-suicides. The horror of the murder-suicide looms large in the public consciousness-they are reported in the media with more frequency and far more sensationalism than most s...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Joiner, Thomas, Jr
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Oxford University Press, 2014.
Temas:
Suicide > United States.
Homicide > United States.
Suicide > États-Unis.
PSYCHOLOGY > Clinical Psychology.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Social Security.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Social Services & Welfare.
Homicide
Suicide
United States
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover
  • The Perversion of Virtue
  • Copyright
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Section 1 Introductory Material
  • 1 Murder-Suicide: Prevalence, Characteristics, and Initial Conceptualization
  • 2 Understanding Murder
  • 3 Understanding Suicide
  • 5 Understanding Virtue
  • Section 2 Understanding Murder-Suicide as a Perversion of Virtue
  • 5 A Perversion of Mercy
  • 6 A Perversion of Justice
  • 7 A Perversion of Duty
  • 8 A Perversion of Heroic Glory
  • 9 The Neighboring but Distinct Categories of Perverting Self-Control and Fate
  • Section 3 Implications and Conclusions
  • 10 Prevention, Clinical, and Other Real-World Applications
  • 11 Conclusion: Human Nature and the Perversion of Virtue
  • Notes
  • References
  • Index.

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