Moral panics : the social construction of deviance / / Erich Goode and Nachman Ben-Yehuda

• Autore: Goode Erich
• Pubblicazione: Chichester, U.K. ; ; Malden, MA, : Wiley-Blackwell, 2009
• Edizione: 2nd ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (313 p.)
• Disciplina: 302.542; 302/.17
• Soggetto topico: Deviant behavior; Social problems; Moral conditions; Moral panics
• Altri autori: Ben-YehudaNachman
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [251]-269) and indexes.
• Nota di contenuto: MORAL PANICS; CONTENTS; Preface and Acknowledgements; Prologue; 1 Enter the Moral Panic; 2 The Moral Panic: An Introduction; 3 Three Theories of the Moral Panic; 4 The Moral Panic Meets Its Critics; 5 The Media Ignite and Embody the Moral Panic; 6 Deviance, Morality, and Criminal Law; 7 Collective Behavior; 8 Social Movements; 9 Social Problems; 10 The Renaissance Witch Craze; 11 Drug Abuse Panics; 12 The Feminist Anti-Pornography Crusade; Epilogue: The Demise and Institutionalization of the Moral Panic; References; Author Index; Subject Index
• Sommario/riassunto: 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
• Titolo autorizzato: Moral panics
• ISBN: 1-282-48320-X; 9786612483202; 1-4051-8933-9; 1-4443-0792-4; 1-4443-0793-2
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910139500803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II