| Description |
1 online resource (218 pages) |
| Contents |
Front Cover; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1: Introduction; Chapter 2: Fundamentals of Serial Murder; Chapter 3: The "Typical" Serial Murderer; 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; Back Cover |
| Summary |
Serial 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 would take to decrea |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Serial murders -- United States
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Serial murders in mass media.
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Serial murderers -- United States
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Violence in popular culture -- United States
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Serial murderers
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Serial murders
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Serial murders in mass media
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Violence in popular culture
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United States
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781439851555 |
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1439851557 |
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