02654oam 2200649I 450 991079201790332120230126204303.01-136-22146-81-136-22147-60-203-09717-310.4324/9780203097175 (CKB)2560000000102588(EBL)1211701(SSID)ssj0000887930(PQKBManifestationID)12466073(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000887930(PQKBWorkID)10859183(PQKB)10565558(MiAaPQ)EBC1211701(Au-PeEL)EBL1211701(CaPaEBR)ebr10719824(CaONFJC)MIL497039(OCoLC)851971991(OCoLC)847527144(OCoLC)1199300973(FINmELB)ELB135144(EXLCZ)99256000000010258820180706d2013 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrPanic /Keith TesterAbingdon, Oxon ;New York, N.Y. :Routledge,2013.1 online resource (134 p.)ShortcutsDescription based upon print version of record.0-415-63106-8 0-415-63105-X Includes bibliographical references and index.Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Series editor's foreword; Introduction: what is panic?; 1 Panic and risk; 2 Panic and morality; 3 Panic and trust; Conclusion; Further reading, viewing and listening; Notes; References; IndexImpending environmental catastrophe, threat of terrorism, viruses both biological and virtual, disease: there seem to be so many reasons to panic today. But what is panic and why does it happen?This book uses a range of literature from sociology, cultural studies and popular psychology to develop an original analysis of panic in contemporary social life. Bringing together academic literature from a range of disciplines, films, novels and current affairs, it encourages thought about why and how we panic - both individually and collectively. Keith Tester explores how cataclysmic eventsShortcuts (Routledge (Firm))PanicSocial aspectsRisk perceptionSocial aspectsPanicSocial aspects.Risk perceptionSocial aspects.302/.17Tester Keith1960-,148763MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910792017903321Panic3789596UNINA