The economy is leading to a disturbing rise in family murder-suicide cases, with two high-profile cases in January.
And that’s just the beginning, according to sociologists.
“The economic situation also portends a significant increase in other forms of family violence, including spousal and child abuse, child neglect and other forms of dysfunctional behavior like substance abuse,” says sociology professor Sampson Blair at the University of Buffalo.
A desperate economy is linked to a higher suicide rate, and that’s compounded by “high levels of stress arising from job loss are compounded by the level of responsibility that goes along with being a spouse and/or being a parent.”
And with the recession worsening, there may be more of these tragic cases yet to come.
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It’s the State University of NY AT Buffalo. University AT Buffalo. There is no such thing as the University of Buffalo.
Pet peeve of mine.
I, personally, do not know what drives a man to kill his own family…It’s heart breaking.
I book read after watching Oprah, called Murder by Family by Ken Whitaker, was so well written! I loved all the examples from life and culture that you used to make your son and the story come to life. It broke my heart, but I couldn’t put it down!
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