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'I HAD A HARD LIFE': Exploring Childhood Adversity in the Shaping of Masculinities among Men Who Kil...

'I HAD A HARD LIFE': Exploring Childhood Adversity in the Shaping of Masculinities among Men Who Kil...

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'I HAD A HARD LIFE': Exploring Childhood Adversity in the Shaping of Masculinities among Men Who Killed an Intimate Partner in South Africa

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'I HAD A HARD LIFE': Exploring Childhood Adversity in the Shaping of Masculinities among Men Who Killed an Intimate Partner in South Africa

Publisher

London: OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS

Journal title

British journal of criminology, 2011-11, Vol.51 (6), p.960-977

Language

English

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London: OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS

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Contents

South Africa has a female homicide rate six times the global average, with half of murdered women killed by an intimate partner. The gendered nature of such murders indicates the need to explore the masculinities of men who kill an intimate partner. This paper explores the childhoods of 20 men who were incarcerated for such murders and draws on 74...

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'I HAD A HARD LIFE': Exploring Childhood Adversity in the Shaping of Masculinities among Men Who Killed an Intimate Partner in South Africa

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TN_cdi_proquest_journals_909951905

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_journals_909951905

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ISSN

0007-0955

E-ISSN

1464-3529

DOI

10.1093/bjc/azr051

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