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Mothers Who Kill Children They Have Adopted

Sunder, Katherine Elizabeth
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=wsupsych1407793224

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2015, Doctor of Psychology (PsyD), Wright State University, School of Professional Psychology.
A mother killing her child is a disturbing and puzzling crime. While extensive research has been conducted on mothers who kill their biological children, little information is known about mothers who kill children they have adopted. Previous research has suggested specific typologies and characteristics of mothers who kill their biological children. The current research reviews these typologies and investigates whether they can be applied to the mothers who kill adopted children. A review of the cases in the United States from 1993 through 2013 that involved mothers who killed children they had adopted was conducted. The similarities and differences between mothers who kill their adopted children and mothers who kill their biological children are described. The common factors and general patterns that exist among these mothers are examined to help create a new typology and propose a theory for why a mother decides to kill her adopted child.
Cheryl Meyer, Dr. (Committee Chair)
Allison Fernander, Dr. (Committee Member)
David Roush, Dr. (Committee Member)
85 p.
Psychology
mother; adoptive mother; adopted children; adopted daughter; adopted son; murder; killing; filicide

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  • Sunder, K. E. (2015). Mothers Who Kill Children They Have Adopted [Doctoral dissertation, Wright State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=wsupsych1407793224

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Sunder, Katherine. Mothers Who Kill Children They Have Adopted . 2015. Wright State University, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=wsupsych1407793224.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Sunder, Katherine. "Mothers Who Kill Children They Have Adopted ." Doctoral dissertation, Wright State University, 2015. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=wsupsych1407793224

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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