Julie B Wiest

Creating Cultural Monsters

Serial Murder in America

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This volume explains connections between American culture and the incidence of serial murder, including reasons why most identified serial murderers are white, male Americans.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 244
• Erscheinungstermin: 6. Juni 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 240mm x 161mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 481g
• ISBN-13: 9781439851548
• ISBN-10: 1439851549
• Artikelnr.: 32930138

Autorenporträt

Dr. Julie B. Wiest is an assistant professor of communication and sociology at High Point University in High Point, North Carolina. She earned a doctorate in sociology from the University of Tennessee and a master's degree in journalism and mass communication from the University of Georgia. Wiest also has nearly a decade of experience in print and electronic journalism and published a book in 2006 titled We Were There, a compilation of the World War II narratives of 30 veterans.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction. Part I: What We (Think We) Know about Serial Murder.
Fundamentals of Serial Murder. The "Typical" Serial Murderer. Existing
Explanations for Serial Murder. Part II: A Sociocultural Approach to
Understanding Serial Murder. Cultural Context of Serial Murder. Applying
the Model of American Culture. Implications. Appendix: Methodology.
References. Index. Author.