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<p>In an attempt to establish an understanding of the causes leading to homicide against women, one must first consider the quantitative extent to which the phenomenon occurs in different social structures and cultures. Afterwards, an anthropological notion of violence will be outlined regarding the question why humans, men and women, exert violence and kill in the first place. To recognize the specific characteristics in the murder of intimate partners that were committed not with respect to adversaries or monetary value but only to kill the single most important intimate partner, the fundamental meaning of “relationship” and the concept of “being with self in the other” is discussed. The dynamics of intrafamilial violence, i.e. relationship violence, will be considered through a&#xa0;microsociological lens (Collins <CitationRef CitationID="CR7">2011</CitationRef>) in order to identify turning moments in which arguments escalate that would have otherwise remained nonviolent. Ultimately, it is shown that the necessary analysis of a&#xa0;given case should be embedded in a&#xa0;more extensive reconstruction of the relationship dynamics over an extended period of time. Rasch (<CitationRef CitationID="CR26">1964</CitationRef>) and Marneros (<CitationRef CitationID="CR22">2008</CitationRef>) demonstrated the heuristic quality of this casuistic approach, an approach that holds much more explanatory potential than a&#xa0;collection of trivial risk factors or the far from reality idea that the female partners were killed <i>because</i> they were women. Only the recognition of high-risk relationship patterns enables a&#xa0;timely intervention.</p>

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Tötung der Intimpartnerin – Täterprofile und Beziehungskonstellationen bei häuslicher Gewalt und Tötungsdelikten

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    2025年1月9日

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  • Hans-Ludwig Kröber

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In an attempt to establish an understanding of the causes leading to homicide against women, one must first consider the quantitative extent to which the phenomenon occurs in different social structures and cultures. Afterwards, an anthropological notion of violence will be outlined regarding the question why humans, men and women, exert violence and kill in the first place. To recognize the specific characteristics in the murder of intimate partners that were committed not with respect to adversaries or monetary value but only to kill the single most important intimate partner, the fundamental meaning of “relationship” and the concept of “being with self in the other” is discussed. The dynamics of intrafamilial violence, i.e. relationship violence, will be considered through a microsociological lens (Collins 2011) in order to identify turning moments in which arguments escalate that would have otherwise remained nonviolent. Ultimately, it is shown that the necessary analysis of a given case should be embedded in a more extensive reconstruction of the relationship dynamics over an extended period of time. Rasch (1964) and Marneros (2008) demonstrated the heuristic quality of this casuistic approach, an approach that holds much more explanatory potential than a collection of trivial risk factors or the far from reality idea that the female partners were killed because they were women. Only the recognition of high-risk relationship patterns enables a timely intervention.