Murder, Suicide, and the Sexes (IN: Death and the Sexes: an Examination of Differential Longevity, Attitudes, Behaviors, and Coping Skills by J M Stillion)

The purpose of this chapter is to examine the sex differential in homicide and suicide, as well as to suggest multiple factors that might be implicated in the sex differential in violent death. The authors examine only certain classical and recent studies that shed light on the sex differential in homicide and suicide. (96 refs.)