02846oam 2200649I 450 991080007930332120230725050517.00-429-25129-71-280-12224-297866135261061-4398-5155-710.1201/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 StatesSerial murdersSerial murders in mass mediaSerial murderersViolence in popular culture364.152/320973Wiest Julie B.1587838MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910800079303321Creating cultural monsters3876402UNINA