The myth of moral panics : sex, snuff, and Satan

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The myth of moral panics : sex, snuff, and Satan

Bill Thompson and Andy Williams

(Routledge advances in criminology, 14)

Routledge, 2015, c2014

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"First published 2014. First issued in paperback 2015"--T.p. verso

Includes bibliographical references and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

This study provides a comprehensive critique - forensic, historical, and theoretical - of the moral panic paradigm, using empirically grounded ethnographic research to argue that the panic paradigm suffers from fundamental flaws that make it a myth rather than a viable academic perspective.

Table of Contents

Introduction: Moral Panic for Dummies Part I: The Making of a Myth 1. Constructing Moral Panic 2. Sozzled Students, Drunken Debutantes and the Hidden History of Mods And Rockers 3. Mugging Reality Part II: Progressive Panic 4. Witch Hunts and Moral Enterprise 5. A Very Nasty Business 6. Who Needs Satan? Part III: The New Politics of Panic 7. Streets of Fire. Conclusion: Carry on Panicking

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  • NCID
    BB2341539X
  • ISBN
    • 9781138952843
  • Country Code
    us
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    New York
  • Pages/Volumes
    xii, 326 p.
  • Size
    23 cm
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