Moral Panics: The Social Construction of Deviance: Second Edition

Erich Goode*, Nachman Ben-Yehuda

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

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 concept itself Written by long-established experts in the field Designed to fit both self-contained courses on moral panics and wider courses on deviance.

Original languageEnglish
PublisherWiley-Blackwell
Number of pages299
ISBN (Print)9781405189347
DOIs
StatePublished - 11 Nov 2009

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