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Moral panics /

"This concise guide presents and compares the various different approaches that have been adopted in studies of moral panics and integrates concepts such as 'risk' which have been developed in related fields. With the increasing number of moral panics in recent years triggered by inci...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Thompson, Kenneth, 1937-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London ; New York : Routledge, 1998.
Colección:Key ideas.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:"This concise guide presents and compares the various different approaches that have been adopted in studies of moral panics and integrates concepts such as 'risk' which have been developed in related fields. With the increasing number of moral panics in recent years triggered by incidents such as the Bulger child murder by other children and the spread of AIDS, this book examines their wider significance, particularly in terms of the functioning of the mass media." "In this book, Kenneth Thompson traces the developments in moral panic studies and also reintroduces some of the initial broader relevance of this field by treating moral panics not simply as separate episodes but in relation to systems of representation and regulation, and as symptoms of wider social and cultural tensions."--Jacket
Descripción Física:1 online resource (ix, 157 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 143-148) and indexes.
ISBN:0203980905
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