The cultural and economic context of maternal infantcide : a crying baby and the inability to escape

• Main Author: Smithey, Martha (Author)
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: United Kingdom ; North America ; Japan ; India ; Malaysia ; China : Emerald Publishing Limited, 2019.
• Edition: First edition 2019.
• Subjects: Infanticide.; Motherhood > Social aspects.; Motherhood > Cross-cultural studies.; Motherhood > Psychological aspects.; elektronické knihy; electronic books
• ISBN: 9781787542082; 1787542084; 9781787433274; 9781787439511
• Physical Description: viii, 123 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

This book examines the social, economic and cultural conditions and stressors under which mothers commit infanticide, and shows how these conditions affect the ability to meet societal and self-perceived expectations of ""good"" mothering.