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Twins and Deviance : Law, Crime, Sex, Society, and Family.

This book draws on nearly one thousand cases and anecdotes about twins bending and breaking rules in order to fulfill or flout tenets of twinhood. Society's unwillingness to contextualize mores and policies to suit twins may perpetuate controversy and law-breaking. Twins and Deviance shows how...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Cusack, Carmen M.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UNKNOWN : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2016.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:This book draws on nearly one thousand cases and anecdotes about twins bending and breaking rules in order to fulfill or flout tenets of twinhood. Society's unwillingness to contextualize mores and policies to suit twins may perpetuate controversy and law-breaking. Twins and Deviance shows how twins' allegedly sacred bond violates conventions beginning at conception. Throughout their lives, they may be victimized, tortured, and neglected specifically because of their bond. Twins have lives that matter - their bond is not static or unconditional, it may be fluent and emotional. The book paints.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (190)
ISBN:1443899046
9781443899048