Creating Cultural Monsters
Serial Murder in America
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19941920 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Julie B Wiest (0000-0003-4128-1198, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2011 |
| Pages | 218 |
| Publication date | 2011-06-06 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | BOOK |
| Venue | Creating Cultural Monsters (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Routledge (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1201/b10969 |
| OpenAlex | W4230079639 |
| Open Library | OL25540328M |
| ISBN | 9781439851555 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
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
Geography · Gothic Literature and Media Analysis · Murder · Serial Killers · Serial murderers · Serial murders · Serial murders in mass media · Social Science · True crime · united states · Violence in popular culture
| Unique citing works | 7 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0.7 |
| Citation span | 2016 - 2022 (7) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 6 |