Moral Panics

Moral Panics
ISBN-10
1134811624
ISBN-13
9781134811625
Category
Social Science
Pages
165
Language
English
Published
2005-06-23
Publisher
Routledge
Author
Kenneth Thompson

Description

It is widely acknowledged that this is the age of moral panics. From the Bulger case to mad cow disease, newspaper headlines continually warn of some new danger and television programmes echo the theme with sensational docmenturies. This concise survey will help student trace the development of ideas of moral panic and to analyse how changing public perceptions are shaped and reflected through the media over time. Using examples drawn from: * club culture and raves * mugging * sex and AIDS * children, violence and the family.

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