| Description |
1 online resource (134 pages) |
| Series |
Shortcuts |
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Shortcuts
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| Contents |
Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Series editor's foreword; Introduction: what is panic?; 1 Panic and risk; 2 Panic and morality; 3 Panic and trust; Conclusion; Further reading, viewing and listening; Notes; References; Index |
| Summary |
Impending environmental catastrophe, threat of terrorism, viruses both biological and virtual, disease: there seem to be so many reasons to panic today. But what is panic and why does it happen?This book uses a range of literature from sociology, cultural studies and popular psychology to develop an original analysis of panic in contemporary social life. Bringing together academic literature from a range of disciplines, films, novels and current affairs, it encourages thought about why and how we panic - both individually and collectively. Keith Tester explores how cataclysmic events |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Panic -- Social aspects
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Risk perception -- Social aspects
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Risk perception -- Social aspects
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781136221477 |
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1136221476 |
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