When Men Kill: Scenarios of Masculine Violence

by Kenneth Polk

Book 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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521468086
• ISBN13: 9780521468084
• Release Date: November 1994
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"