SOCIOL 3GG3 Study Guide - Final Guide: Dress Clothes, Environmentalism, Dialysis
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_________________ ___________ __ _ __ serial killing ____ ________ _________________ Critical of psychiatric approaches as they are reductionist and neglect broader socio-cultural forces. Serial killing is a distinctly modern phenomenon, a result of excesses of pathological american culture. Situated his analysis within the context of broad socio-historical transformations of modernity (questioning/rejection of tradition/faith, rise of capitalism, industrialization, etc. ) Caused established preconditions for serial murder to emerge by setting the parameters of what it means to be a serial killer. The serial killer as a type of person is a social construction - selves are created and are historically situated; modern serial killers are a product of culture & institutional factors that shape this kind of killing. 6 phenomena related to the rise of the serial killer (haggerty) (1) mass media and cult of celebrity. Murders are a staple in media and pop culture - we learn about serial killers from the media.