02879oam 2200661I 450 991045674240332120200520144314.00-429-25129-71-280-12224-297866135261061-4398-5155-710.1201/b10969 (CKB)2550000000039641(EBL)726864(OCoLC)735602316(SSID)ssj0000521769(PQKBManifestationID)11335865(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000521769(PQKBWorkID)10523491(PQKB)11737319(MiAaPQ)EBC726864(Au-PeEL)EBL726864(CaPaEBR)ebr10479220(CaONFJC)MIL352610(EXLCZ)99255000000003964120180331d2011 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrCreating cultural monsters serial murder in America /Julie B. WiestBoca Raton, Fla. :CRC Press,2011.1 online resource (225 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-4665-3763-9 1-4398-5154-9 Includes bibliographical references and index.Front Cover; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1: Introduction; Chapter 2: Fundamentals of Serial Murder; Chapter 4: Existing Explanations for Serial Murder; Chapter 5: Cultural Context of Serial Murder; Chapter 6: Applying the Model of American Culture; Chapter 7: Implications; Appendix: Methodology; References; Author; Insert; Back CoverSerial murderers generate an abundance of public interest, media coverage, and law enforcement attention, yet after decades of studies, serial murder researchers have been unable to answer the most important question: Why? Providing a unique and comprehensive exploration, Creating Cultural Monsters: Serial Murder in America explains connections between American culture and the incidence of serial murder, including reasons why most identified serial murderers are white, male Americans. It describes the omnipresence of serial murder in American media and investigates what it Serial murdersUnited StatesSerial murders in mass mediaUnited StatesSerial murderersUnited StatesViolence in popular cultureUnited StatesElectronic books.Serial murdersSerial murders in mass mediaSerial murderersViolence in popular culture364.152/320973Wiest Julie B.936806MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910456742403321Creating cultural monsters2110028UNINA