Serial Killers Using Bauma Analysis

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Serial killing is a common phenomenon in the post-modern society that requires the killing of three or more unknown people. Popular culture defines serial killers as a ‘evil monster’, who are indifferent to normal human beings; as presented in Roberts Resslers’ book ‘whoever fights Monsters’. For centuries, the physiological aspect of serial killers have been the main object of study, however as more studies have shown that serial killers are impacted greatly by the societal forces, sociologist perspective has become very valued in understanding serial killers. This essay will focus on two sociological explanations of serial killers from Kevin; who explores the notion that serial killers are the consequent of modernity; which sets out …show more content…

Baume strongly believes that modernity was necessary in order for holocaust to be made thinkable. Through Bauma analysis, Kevin believes that although different n nature as one is genocide, whilst the other being a form of homicide, both are a result of modernity. Also unlike Bauma, who entails that bureaucracy was crucial to the ultimate unfolding of holocaust that made murder both dispassionate and efficient; Kevin believes in the case of serial killers that modernity does not need to assume a bureaucratic form. Rather he list six important preconditions that shape serial killers that are distinctively modern. Of them, this essay will explore; the Media and …show more content…

Rather than celebrity being perceived as inspiring people with good motives, a celebrity in the modern context could be anyone most talked about. With the combination of media, and society that is engrossed with gruesome, sadistic crimes, modern serial killers and their crimes has become a form of entertainment. Modern societies will even pay money to watch a villain get mutilated or shot on a big screen. Serial killers are becoming’s popular as rock stars, although murder has been around for centuries, but ever since mass media society has become fascinated with the personalities and the action of these people. This kind of attention is also liked by the serial killer, as living a life of a celebrity promises to liberate people for the anonymity and make them known beyond the parameters of class and family. There are many Legal cases whereby the serial killer has admitted to seek media attention or are satisfied with the media attention given to their crime For example Ted Bundy commented that he took pride in his sinister celebrity, and bragged about the reaction that left to movies, screenplays, hard books and articles. Egger manifest the magnitude of this notorious behaviour by stating that through his study he found that many seemed to enjoy the celebrity attention. The media has become a platform for overwhelming exposure of serial killers; initially serial killers were

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