Moral Panics

  • Nachman Ben-Yehuda*
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Moral panic refers to an exaggerated social reaction to what is typically constructed as a grave threat to an existing social order.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationThe Wiley Blackwell Encyclopedia of Social Theory
Publisherwiley
Pages1-4
Number of pages4
ISBN (Electronic)9781118430873
ISBN (Print)9781118430866
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Jan 2017

Bibliographical note

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Keywords

  • concern
  • deviance
  • hostility

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