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Mothers who kill their children : understanding the acts of moms from Susan Smith to the "Prom Mom" / Cheryl L. Meyer and Michelle Oberman ; with Kelly White ... [and others].
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Meyer, Cheryl L., 1959-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Filicide.
- Infanticide.
- Women murderers.
- Mothers--Psychology.
- Mothers.
- Mothers--Social conditions.
- Physical Description:
- vi, 218 pages ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New York : New York University Press, [2001]
- Contents:
- Introduction: A Brief Cross-Cultural History of Infanticide 1
- 1. Previous Attempts to Understand Why Mothers Kill Their Children 19
- 2. Denial of Pregnancy: Secret Lives 39
- 3. Purposeful Killing: Neither "Mad" nor "Bad" 68
- 4. Maternal Neglect: A Search for Meaning 95
- 5. Abuse-Related Deaths 123
- 6. Assistance or Coercion from a Partner: Relations to Domestic Violence 146
- 7. Responding to Mothers Who Kill: Toward a Comprehensive Rethinking of Law, Policy, and Intervention Strategies 168.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 179-211) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0814756433
- 0814756441
- OCLC:
- 46777385
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