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Moral Panics: The Social Construction of Deviance
Erich Goode
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Description for Moral Panics: The Social Construction of Deviance
Paperback. 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. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: JHB; JKV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 172 x 18. Weight in Grams: 502.
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
Weight
502g
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
Chichester, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781405189330
SKU
V9781405189330
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 4 to 8 working days
Ref
99-3
About Erich Goode
Erich Goode is Professor Emeritus of Sociology at the State University of New York at Stony Brook. His previous books include The Marijuana Smokers (1970), Collective Behavior (1992), Deviance in Everyday Life (2002), Extreme Deviance (edited with Angus Vail, 2008), Drugs in American Society (7 th edition, 2008), ... Read more
Reviews for Moral Panics: The Social Construction of Deviance
This close reading of the facts behind a media story are the essence of Goode and Ben-Yehuda's work. They have taken the time and trouble to try and see what is a moral panic and what is true. ( Metapsychology , March 2010)