Moral Panics : The Social Construction of Deviance Paperback / softback
by Erich (State University of New York at Stony Brook) Goode, Nachman (Hebrew University, Jerusalem) Ben-Yehuda
Paperback / softback
Description
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 itselfWritten by long-established experts in the fieldDesigned to fit both self-contained courses on moral panics and wider courses on deviance
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Less than 10 available - usually despatched within 24 hours
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:320 pages
- Publisher:John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Publication Date:21/08/2009
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- ISBN:9781405189330
Information
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Less than 10 available - usually despatched within 24 hours
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:320 pages
- Publisher:John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Publication Date:21/08/2009
- Category:
- ISBN:9781405189330