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Author: Martha Smithey (Texas Tech University, USA)
Publisher: Emerald Publishing Limited
Imprint: Emerald Publishing Limited
Dimensions:
Width: 15.20cm
, Height: 1.50cm
, Length: 22.90cm
Weight: 0.350kg
ISBN: 9781787542082
ISBN 10: 1787542084
Pages: 144
Publication Date: 23 November 2018
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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The author examines economic need and cultural expectations as causes of maternal infanticide. She discusses the definition of infanticide, the debate about whether maternal love and instinct are natural or social forces, the nature and trends of the occurrence of infanticide, and mental illness as a cause of infanticide; predispositional factors, including economic inequality and insufficient resources, family violence and intimate partner abuse, unwanted pregnancy and the reality of parenting, and social isolation and the lack of family support; how the mothering ideology creates a cultural inequality for women that leaves them with the task of childrearing; a framework for understanding the everyday mother-infant interactions that have the potential for lethal violence; and recommendations for prevention and social change. She does not address mental illness that precedes the conception of the infant, postpartum depression and psychosis, murder-suicide, infanticide by other perpetrators, or the death of an infant less than 24- hours-old. -- Annotation ©2019 * (protoview.com) *
The author examines economic need and cultural expectations as causes of maternal infanticide. She discusses the definition of infanticide, the debate about whether maternal love and instinct are natural or social forces, the nature and trends of the occurrence of infanticide, and mental illness as a cause of infanticide; predispositional factors, including economic inequality and insufficient resources, family violence and intimate partner abuse, unwanted pregnancy and the reality of parenting, and social isolation and the lack of family support; how the mothering ideology creates a cultural inequality for women that leaves them with the task of childrearing; a framework for understanding the everyday mother-infant interactions that have the potential for lethal violence; and recommendations for prevention and social change. She does not address mental illness that precedes the conception of the infant, postpartum depression and psychosis, murder-suicide, infanticide by other perpetrators, or the death of an infant less than 24- hours-old. -- Annotation (c)2019 * (protoview.com) *
Author Information
Martha Smithey is Associate Professor of Sociology and Criminology at Texas Tech University, USA. Her research focuses on violence toward children and women, school shootings, and death certifier decision-making. Her work has been published in various journals including Journal of Interpersonal Violence, Deviant Behavior, Homicide Studies, Journal of Family Violence, and Women & Criminal Justice.
