The Value of Life: Female Killers and the Feminine Mystique - A Case Study of Aileen Wuornos and Andrea Yates. The 2nd Edition

This work presents a case study of two drastically different female murderers: Aileen Wuornos and Andrea Yates. It explores the compelling ideas presented in Berrington and Honkatukia's (2002) comparison of the trials of notorious female offenders. Drawing on their "mad" versus "bad" media portrayal framework, this manuscript examines how this dichotomy is reflected in the American context. Focusing on Labeling, Anomie, and Chivalry theories, the study offers social critiques of why the media depicted Wuornos and Yates in starkly different ways. The analysis challenges the perception of an impartial U.S. criminal justice system by highlighting the noticeably disparate sentences handed down for similarly heinous crimes.

Info autore

Born on 21 July 1983 VS Groß Gerungs 1989 - 1993 BgBrg Zwettl 1993 - 2001 University of Vienna 2003 - 2017 Teacher training in history and sports since 2012 Grg 17 Geblergasse.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Jamie Blanche, Rebecca Jones, Georgie Ann Weatherby, Wolfgang Zeilinger
• Editore: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 01.07.2025
• EAN: 9786207467723
• ISBN: 9786207467723
• Pagine: 64
• Categorie: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Diritto > Diritto penale, diritto processuale penale, criminologia; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia > Età moderna fino al 1918