Familicidal hearts : the emotional styles of 211 killers / Neil Websdale.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Websdale, Neil.

Series:

Interpersonal violence ; 5.

Interpersonal violence ; 5

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Family violence--Psychological aspects.

Family violence.

Homicide--Psychological aspects.

Homicide.

Uxoricide--Psychological aspects.

Uxoricide.

Infanticide--Psychological aspects.

Infanticide.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

New York : Oxford University Press, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Websdale uncovers the stories behind 196 male and 15 female perpetrators of murder, situating their emotional styles on a continuum, from the coercive to the civil reputable. With detailed case studies, Websdale explores the pivotal roles of shame, rage, fear, anxiety, and depression in the lives and crimes of the killers.

Contents:

Contents

1. Situating Familicide

2. Figurations of Feeling, Haunted Hearts, and Uncanny Acts

3. Familicide: A History

4. Livid Coercive Hearts

5. Civil Reputable Hearts

6. Familicide as a Consequence of Modern Emotional Formations

7. Some Implications: A Few Closing Thoughts; Appendix I: The Occupational Backgrounds of the Livid Coercive and Civil Reputable Hearts

Appendix II: The Racial/Ethnic Backgrounds of the Livid Coercive and Civil Reputable Hearts

Appendix III: Rates of Familicide

Appendix IV: Survey Instrument: Male Perpetrators – References

Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I;JK; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-19-988630-X

0-19-932584-7

1-282-54444-6

9786612544446

0-19-971795-8

OCLC:

922969545