Murder-suicide (M-S) is a
complex phenomenon that can involve a multifaceted set of interrelated
biological and social factors. M-S is also sexed and gendered in that the
perpetrators are most often male and their underpinning motives and actions
link to masculinities in an array of diverse ways. With the overarching goal to
describe connections between men, masculinities, and M-S, 296 newspaper
articles describing 45 North American M-S cases were analyzed. The inductively
derived findings revealed three themes: (a) domestic desperation, (b) workplace
justice, and (c) school retaliation.
Cases in the domestic desperation theme
were characterized by the murder of a family member(s) and were often
underpinned by men’s self-perceptions of failing to provide economic security.
Workplace justice cases emerged from men’s grievances around paid-work, job
insecurity, and perceptions of being bullied and/or marginalized by coworkers
or supervisors.
The school retaliation cases were strongly linked to “pay back”
against individuals and/or society for the hardships endured by M-S
perpetrators.
Prevailing across the three themes was men’s loss of control in
their lives, hopelessness, and marginalized masculine identities. Also evident
were men’s alignments to hegemonic masculinities in reasserting one’s masculine
self by protesting the perceived marginalization invoked on them.
Overall, the
findings give pause to consider the need for men-centered M-S prevention
strategies to quell the catastrophic impacts of this long-standing but
understudied men’s health issue.
Full article at: http://ht.ly/Uncrb
By: John L. Oliffe, RN, PhD,1 Christina S. E. Han, MA,1 Murray Drummond, PhD,2 Estephanie Sta. Maria, BA,1 Joan L. Bottorff, PhD,3 and Genevieve Creighton, PhD1
1University of British Columbia, Vancouver,
British Columbia, Canada
2Flinders University, Adelaide, South
Australia, Australia
3University of British Columbia, Okanagan,
British Columbia, Canada
John L. Oliffe, University of British Columbia, UBC School
of Nursing, 107 - 2176 Health Sciences Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia,
Canada V6T 1Z3. Email: ac.cbu.gnisrun@effilO.nhoJ
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