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The media uses variations of the word monster to describe unthinkable acts of violence. This work explores the social construction of monstrousness in public discourse - tabloids, television, magazines, sermons, and poular fiction - arguing that the monster serves as a moralizing function.

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      Publisher: The University of Chicago Press
      Publication Date: 11/14/2001 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780226380063, 978-0226380063
      ISBN10: 0226380068
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      Book Synopsis
      The media uses variations of the word monster to describe unthinkable acts of violence. This work explores the social construction of monstrousness in public discourse - tabloids, television, magazines, sermons, and poular fiction - arguing that the monster serves as a moralizing function.

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