Revisiting moral panics
Cree, Viviene
Cree, Viviene EContributor
Clapton, GaryContributor
Smith, MarkContributor
We live in a world that is increasingly characterized as risky, dangerous, and threatening. Every day, a new social issue emerges to assail our sensibilities and consciences, seemingly designed to provoke a shared sense of panic. This text uses the concept of moral panic to examine these social issues and anxieties and the solutions to them.
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
Includes bibliographical references and index.
We live in a world that is increasingly characterized as risky, dangerous, and threatening. Every day, a new social issue emerges to assail our sensibilities and consciences, seemingly designed to provoke a shared sense of panic. This text uses the concept of moral panic to examine these social issues and anxieties and the solutions to them.
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Social Change
Sociology & Social History
Social Sciences