ISBN:
1405189347
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1405189339
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9781405189347
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9781405189330
Sprache:
Englisch
Seiten:
Online-Ressource (xi, 299 p)
,
ill
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25 cm
Ausgabe:
2nd ed
Ausgabe:
Online-Ausg. Palo Alto, Calif ebrary 2010 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Paralleltitel:
Print version Moral Panics : The Social Construction of Deviance
DDC:
302/.17
Schlagwort(e):
Social problems
;
Moral conditions
;
Deviant behavior
;
Moral panics
;
Massenwahn
;
Abweichendes Verhalten
Kurzfassung:
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
Kurzfassung:
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" scareIncludes a new chapter on the media, currently regarded as a major component of the moral panicDevotes a chapter to addressing criticisms of the first edition as well as the moral panics concept i
Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis:
MORAL PANICS; CONTENTS; Preface and Acknowledgements; Prologue; 1 Enter the Moral Panic; 2 The Moral Panic: An Introduction; 3 Three Theories of the Moral Panic; 4 The Moral Panic Meets Its Critics; 5 The Media Ignite and Embody the Moral Panic; 6 Deviance, Morality, and Criminal Law; 7 Collective Behavior; 8 Social Movements; 9 Social Problems; 10 The Renaissance Witch Craze; 11 Drug Abuse Panics; 12 The Feminist Anti-Pornography Crusade; Epilogue: The Demise and Institutionalization of the Moral Panic; References; Author Index; Subject Index
Anmerkung:
Includes bibliographical references (p. [251]-269) and indexes
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Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
DOI:
10.1002/9781444307924
URL:
http://www.myilibrary.com?id=248320&ref=toc
URL:
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