LEADER 02846oam 2200649I 450 001 9910800079303321 005 20230725050517.0 010 $a0-429-25129-7 010 $a1-280-12224-2 010 $a9786613526106 010 $a1-4398-5155-7 024 7 $a10.1201/b10969 035 $a(CKB)2550000000039641 035 $a(EBL)726864 035 $a(OCoLC)735602316 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000521769 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11335865 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000521769 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10523491 035 $a(PQKB)11737319 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC726864 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL726864 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10479220 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL352610 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000000039641 100 $a20180331d2011 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aCreating cultural monsters $eserial murder in America /$fJulie B. Wiest 210 1$aBoca Raton, Fla. :$cCRC Press,$d2011. 215 $a1 online resource (225 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-4665-3763-9 311 $a1-4398-5154-9 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aFront 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 Cover 330 $aSerial 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 606 $aSerial murders$zUnited States 606 $aSerial murders in mass media$zUnited States 606 $aSerial murderers$zUnited States 606 $aViolence in popular culture$zUnited States 615 0$aSerial murders 615 0$aSerial murders in mass media 615 0$aSerial murderers 615 0$aViolence in popular culture 676 $a364.152/320973 700 $aWiest$b Julie B.$01587838 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910800079303321 996 $aCreating cultural monsters$93876402 997 $aUNINA