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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Cheryl L. Meyer , Michelle ObermanPublisher: New York University Press Imprint: New York University Press Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.386kg ISBN: 9780814757024ISBN 10: 0814757022 Pages: 208 Publication Date: 01 June 2008 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction I The Stories * 1 The Saddest Stories * 2 She's the World to Me : The Mother-Daughter Relationships Described by Mothers Who Committed Filicide * 3 Fighting for Love: Filicidal Mothers and Their Male Partners * 4 Mothering: Hopes, Expectations, and Realities * 5 Punishment, Shame, and Guilt II Making Sense of the Stories * 6 Interactions with the State: Holes in the Safety Nets * 7 The End of the Story Appendix A: Methodology Appendix B: Neonaticide Appendix C: Mothers Who Purposely Kill Their Children Notes Index About the AuthorsReviewsThis is the first book that analyzes the subjective perceptions of incarcerated mothers convicted of killing their children. It provides an extraordinarily insightful humanizing view of how these pariahs adapt to prison and make sense of their crimes. - Phillip J. Resnick, M.D., Case Western Reserve University Author InformationCheryl L. Meyer is Professor of Psychology at Wright State University School of Professional Psychology in Dayton, Ohio. She is also the author of The Wandering Uterus (NYU Press). Michelle Oberman is Professor of Law at Santa Clara University School of Law. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |