Moral Panics (Key Ideas)
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- Synopsis
- 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.
- Copyright:
- 1998
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- Book Size:
- 176 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9781134811618
- Related ISBNs:
- 9780415119771, 9780415119764, 9780203980903
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Date of Addition:
- 04/26/22
- Copyrighted By:
- Kenneth Thompson
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Nonfiction, Sociology
- Submitted By:
- Bookshare Staff
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.