Moral panics : the social construction of deviance /
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 Wo...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | English. |
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Chichester, U.K. ; Malden, MA :
Wiley-Blackwell,
2009.
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| Edition: | 2nd ed. |
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| 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 |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xi, 299 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| ISBN: | 9781444307931 1444307932 9781282483200 128248320X 9781405189347 1405189347 9781405189330 1405189339 9786612483202 6612483202 |