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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 ... [et al.].

Meyer, Cheryl L., 1959- (Author). Oberman, Michelle. (Added Author). White, Kelly. (Added Author).

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ISBN: 0814756433 (alk. paper)
ISBN: 9780814756430 (alk. paper)
ISBN: 0814756441 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN: 9780814756447 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Physical Description: vi, 218 p. ; 23 cm.
Publisher: New York : New York University Press, c2001.

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Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 179-211) and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Introduction: A brief cross-cultural history of infanticide -- Previous attempts to understand why mothers kill their children -- Denial of pregnancy: secret lives -- Purposeful killing: neither "mad" nor "bad" -- Maternal neglect: A search for meaning -- Abuse-related deaths -- Assistance or coercion from a partner: relations to domestic violence -- Responding to mothers who kill: toward a comprehensive rethinking of law, policy, and intervention strategies.

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Subject:

Filicide.
Infanticide.
Women murderers.
Mothers > Psychology.
Mothers > Social conditions.
Filicide.
Infanticide.
MeurtrieÌres.
MeÌres > Psychologie.
MeÌres > Conditions sociales.

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