Women Murdered by the Men They Loved

Examines the problem of male violence against spouses and partners and society's tendency to disregard domestic violence as an insignificant problem. The book reveals that domestic murder is a worldwide problem affecting people of all educational and economic levels and is well-grounded in history.

List of contents

Contents
“Whodunit? It Was the Husband”

• The Root of the Problem
• “A Man’s Home is His Castle”
• The Ties That Bind
• Danger--How To Know?
• In Harm’s Way
• “He’s Not All Bad”: The Cycle of Violence
• “He Lets Me Take Courses”: His Control Her Risk
• The Dangerous Green-Eyed Monster
• Will He Change?
• “You Have To Sleep Sometime”: Do Women Kill Their Mates?
• Picking a Partner: “A Few Good Men”
• Bibliography
• Resources
• Index

About the author

Ellen Cole, Ester D. Rothblum, Constance Bean

Summary

Examines the problem of male violence against spouses and partners and society's tendency to disregard domestic violence as an insignificant problem. The book reveals that domestic murder is a worldwide problem affecting people of all educational and economic levels and is well-grounded in history.

Product details

• Authors: Constance Bean, Constance A. Bean, Ellen Cole, Ellen (Alaska-pacific University Cole, Cole Ellen, Esther D Rothblum, Esther D (San Diego State University Rothblum, Esther D. Rothblum
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2021
• EAN: 9781560241065
• ISBN: 978-1-56024-106-5
• No. of pages: 198
• Weight: 476 g
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Law > Criminal law, criminal procedural law, criminology; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Marriage & Family, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Criminology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Violence in Society, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Human Services, Violence in society, Crime and criminology, Crime & criminology, Sociology: family and relationships, Violence and abuse in society, Welfare and benefit systems