02827nam 2200745 a 450 991096236980332120251117120134.01-134-81161-61-134-81162-41-280-13908-00-203-98090-510.4324/9780203980903 (CKB)1000000000005328(EBL)240338(OCoLC)213815836(SSID)ssj0000205475(PQKBManifestationID)11184668(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000205475(PQKBWorkID)10192902(PQKB)10528034(MiAaPQ)EBC240338(Au-PeEL)EBL240338(CaPaEBR)ebr10017439(CaONFJC)MIL13908(OCoLC)559572801(EXLCZ)99100000000000532819970627d1998 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrMoral panics /Kenneth Thompson1st ed.London ;New York Routledge19981 online resource (165 p.)Key ideasDescription based upon print version of record.0-415-11976-6 0-415-11977-4 Includes bibliographical references (p. [143]-148) and indexes.BOOK COVER; HALF-TITLE; TITLE; COPYRIGHT; CONTENTS; PREFACE; 1 'WHY THE PANIC?' — THE TOPICALITY OF THE CONCEPT OF MORAL PANICS; 2 THE CLASSIC MORAL PANIC—MODS AND ROCKERS; 3 MORAL PANICS ABOUT YOUTH; 4 MORAL PANIC ABOUT MUGGING; 5 MORAL PANICS ABOUT SEX AND AIDS; 6 FAMILY, CHILDREN AND VIOLENCE; 7 FEMALE VIOLENCE AND GIRL GANGS; 8 MORAL PANICS ABOUT SEX ON THE SCREEN; CONCLUSION; REFERENCES; NAME INDEX; SUBJECT INDEX; With the increasing number of moral panics in recent years triggered by incidents such as the Bulger case and the spread of AIDS, this book examines their wider significance particularly in terms of the functioning of the mass media.Key ideas.Deviant behaviorPublic opinionDeviant behavior in mass mediaSocial problemsPublic opinionSocial problems in mass mediaMoral conditionsHysteria (Social psychology)Deviant behaviorPublic opinion.Deviant behavior in mass media.Social problemsPublic opinion.Social problems in mass media.Moral conditions.Hysteria (Social psychology)302.5/42Thompson Kenneth1937-867426MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910962369803321Moral panics4495398UNINA