When mothers kill : interviews from prison / Michelle Oberman and Cheryl L. Meyer.

Author/creator Oberman, Michelle
Other author Meyer, Cheryl L., 1959-
Format Book
Publication InfoNew York : New York University Press, ©2008.
Descriptionx, 179 pages ; 24 cm
Supplemental ContentContributor biographical information
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Subjects

Contents The saddest stories -- She's the world to me : the mother-daughter relationships described by mothers who committed filicide -- Fighting for love : filicidal mothers and their male partners -- Mothering : hopes, expectations and realities -- Punishment, shame and guilt -- Making sense of the stories -- Interactions with the state : holes in the safety nets -- The end of the story.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 161-173) and index.
LCCN 2007049410
ISBN9780814757024 (cl : alk. paper)
ISBN0814757022 (cl : alk. paper)

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks HV9471 .O34 2008 ✔ Available Place Hold