Mothers Who Kill Their Children Understanding the Acts of Moms from Susan Smith to the Prom Mom

Name: Mothers Who Kill Their Children Understanding the Acts of Moms from Susan Smith to the Prom Mom
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ISBN: 9780814756447

ISBN-10: 0814756441

ISBN-13: 9780814756447

Edition: 2001

Authors: Cheryl L. Meyer, Michelle Oberman, Kelly White, Michelle Rone, Michelle Rone

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"This book is informative and interestng and would be useful both in academic and professional settings."feminism & Psychology A special kind of horror is reserved for mothers who kill their children. Cases such as those of Susan Smith, who drowned her two young sons by driving her car into a lake, and Melissa Drexler, who disposed of her newborn baby in a restroom at her prom, become media sensations. Unfortunately, in addition to these high-profile cases, hundreds of mothers kill their children in the United States each year. The question most often asked is, why? What would drive a mother to kill her own child? Those who work with such cases, whether in clinical psychology, social…

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List price: $30.00
Copyright year: 2001
Publisher: New York University Press
Publication date: 8/1/2001
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 224
Size: 5.98" wide x 9.02" long x 0.59" tall
Weight: 0.682
Language: English

Michelle Oberman is Professor of Law at Santa Clara University School of Law.



Acknowledgments


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


Notes


Index


About the Authors