02890nam 2200673Ia 450 991097444450332120251117090522.01-04-008139-80-429-25129-71-280-12224-297866135261061-4398-5155-710.1201/b10969 (CKB)2550000000039641(EBL)726864(OCoLC)735602316(SSID)ssj0000521769(PQKBManifestationID)11335865(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000521769(PQKBWorkID)10523491(PQKB)11737319(Au-PeEL)EBL726864(CaPaEBR)ebr10479220(CaONFJC)MIL352610(MiAaPQ)EBC726864(EXLCZ)99255000000003964120101215d2011 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrCreating cultural monsters serial murder in America /Julie B. Wiest1st ed.Boca Raton, FL CRC Press20111 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 B1876341MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910974444503321Creating cultural monsters4487902UNINA