| Description |
viii, 272 pages ; 23 cm |
| Contents |
1. Scenes from the Zeitgeist -- 2. The Devil Goes to Day Care -- 3. Enter the Child-Savers -- 4. Betwixt and Between -- 5. Demonizing Defiant Folk Devils -- 6. Morality Plays -- 7. The Devil Goes Abroad -- 8. When All Is Said and Done |
| Summary |
"This work is a sociologically based analysis of the day care ritual abuse panic in America. It introduces the concept of moral panic and explores the ideological, political, economic, and professional forced behind it. The McMartin Preschool case is discussed as the incident that founded the panic. Collisions between the interest groups that stirred up the panic and the day care providers accused of abuse are examined, as are the methods of court-appointed interrogators who elicited ever more fanciful stories from uncomprehending children. The book ends with a discussion of what lessons can be learned."--BOOK JACKET |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Child sexual abuse.
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Ritual abuse.
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Day care centers.
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| LC no. |
2003026999 |
| ISBN |
0786418303 softcover alkaline paper |
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