| Description |
1 online resource (xi, 299 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
Enter the Moral Panic -- The Moral Panic: An Introduction -- Three Theories of the Moral Panic -- The Moral Panic Meets Its Critics -- The Media Ignite and Embody the Moral Panic -- Deviance, Morality, and Criminal Law -- Collective Behavior -- Social Movements -- Social Problems -- The Renaissance Witch Craze -- Drug Abuse Panics -- The Feminist Anti-Pornography Crusade |
| Summary |
Packed with new examples and material, this second edition provides a fully up-to-date exploration of the genesis, dynamics, and demise of moral panics and their impacts on the societies in which they take place.: Packed with updated and recent examples including terrorism, the 9/11 attack on the World Trade Towers, school shootings, flag burning, and the early-2000s resurgence of the "sex slave" scare; Includes a new chapter on the media, currently regarded as a major component of the moral panic; Devotes a chapter to addressing criticisms of the first edition as well as the moral panics conc |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Deviant behavior.
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Social problems.
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Moral conditions.
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Moral panics.
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Social Problems
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social issues.
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PSYCHOLOGY -- Social Psychology.
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Deviant behavior
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Moral conditions
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Moral panics
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Social problems
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Paniek.
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Angst.
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Collectief gedrag.
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Sociale waarneming.
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Afwijkend gedrag.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Ben-Yehuda, Nachman.
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| ISBN |
9781444307931 |
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1444307932 |
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9781282483200 |
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128248320X |
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9781405189347 |
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1405189347 |
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9781405189330 |
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1405189339 |
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9786612483202 |
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6612483202 |
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