Creating Cultural Monsters: Serial Murder in America

ISBN-13: 9780367865870 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 244 str.

Julie B. Wiest

Opis

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

Spis treści

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.

O autorze

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.