Moral panics
Subtitle: the social construction of deviance
By: Erich Goode and Nachman Ben-Yehuda.
Contributors: Ben-Yehuda, Nachman.
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Malden, MA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 299
ISBN-13: 9781405189347; 9781405189330
Subjects: Deviant behavior; Social problems; Moral conditions; Moral panics
Description: 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 conc.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.