The social construction of a serial killer

Feminism and Psychology

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 267-280

  Bartels, Ross ^a   Parsons, Ceri ^b  

^a Staffordshire University ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b STAFFORDSHIRE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Discourse analysis; Discursive psychology; Serial killing; Sexual fantasy; Sexual murder

Indexed keywords

EID: 65249171041     PISSN: 09593535     EISSN: 14617161     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0959353509102224     Document Type: Article

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