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Description for The State
Paperback. Through case-study examples this Byte explores individual and social problems that are characterised as moral panics. Editor(s): Cree, Viviene E. Series: Moral Panics in Theory and Practice. Num Pages: 88 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JHB; JP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 130 x 198 x 17. Weight in Grams: 102.
Many of the individual and social problems that are characterised as moral panics are, in reality, illustrations of a breakdown in the legitimacy of the state. This Byte picks up a number of case-study examples - internet pornography; internet radicalisation; ‘chavs’; the Tottenham riots; patient safety - and explores each through the lens of moral panic ideas, with an appraisal of the work of Stuart Hall, one of the key thinkers in moral panics.
Many of the individual and social problems that are characterised as moral panics are, in reality, illustrations of a breakdown in the legitimacy of the state. This Byte picks up a number of case-study examples - internet pornography; internet radicalisation; ‘chavs’; the Tottenham riots; patient safety - and explores each through the lens of moral panic ideas, with an appraisal of the work of Stuart Hall, one of the key thinkers in moral panics.
Product Details
Publisher
Bristol University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Series
Moral Panics in Theory and Practice
Condition
New
Weight
102g
Number of Pages
88
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781447321972
SKU
V9781447321972
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Ref
99-50
About Mark Smith
Viviene E. Cree is Professor of Social Work Studies at the University of Edinburgh. She is a qualified youth and community worker and social worker, and has written and researched extensively on social work.
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