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Motherhood on trial : the tragedy of Susan Smith / produced and directed by Lynn Estomin.
- Format:
- Video
- Author/Creator:
- Estomin, Lynn.
- Series:
- Academic Video Online
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Smith, Susan (Susan Vaughan).
- Smith, Susan.
- Infanticide--South Carolina--Union.
- Infanticide.
- Murder--South Carolina--Union.
- Murder.
- Genre:
- Documentary films.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (26 min.).
- Place of Publication:
- New York, NY : Filmakers Library, 1997.
- Language Note:
- In English.
- Original language in English.
- Summary:
- The case of Susan Smith, a young mother who drowned her sons in South Carolina, repelled and fascinated the whole nation. Amidst all the uproar it is interesting to note that Newt Gingrich claimed the tragedy was the inevitable outcome of years of liberal control of Congress. Motherhood on Trial challenges viewers to examine current conservative thinking that blames the breakdown of the traditional family for causing crime, poverty, illiteracy, teenage pregnancy and other problems.
- Notes:
- Originally released as DVD.
- Title from resource description page (viewed May 24, 2011).
- Association for Women in Psychology, 1997
- National Women's Studies Association, 1997
- American Psychological Association, 1997
- OCLC:
- 747798378
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