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When Men Kill : Scenarios of Masculine Violence
by Kenneth Polk and Polk Kenneth
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Overview
This book describes various patterns of homicide that involve men killing women and other men. A qualitative study, it eschews heavy use of statistics to focus on case studies. Kenneth Polk then establishes the themes that run through four specific "scenarios of violence." When Men Kill discusses the role of gender and class in homicide and raises a number of important policy issues. It also asks pertinent questions about the nature of masculinity. It will sharpen international understandings of homicide, while the comprehensive classification scheme it develops will be of importance to criminologists everywhere.
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- ISBN-13: 9780521462679
- ISBN-10: 0521462673
- Publisher: Cambridge University Press
- Publish Date: November 1994
- Dimensions: 9.27 x 6.32 x 0.92 inches
- Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
- Page Count: 232
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