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The Myth of Moral Panics: Sex, Snuff, and Satan

By Thompson , Andy , Bill;Williams

Book information

Publisher
Taylor and Francis;Routledge
Year
2015
ISBN
9780415812665, 9780203068663, 0203068661, 0415812666, 9781138952843, 1138952842
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
1 MB (1505536 bytes)
Series
Routledge advances in criminology 14
Pages
xii, 326 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm\0
Time added
2020-07-26 19:24:52
Moral panics;Paniques morales

Description

Preface: the dark side -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: moral panic for dummies -- The making of a myth -- Constructing moral panic -- Sozzled students, drunken debutantes and the hidden history of mods and rockers -- Mugging reality -- Progressive panic -- Witch hunts and moral enterprise -- A very nasty business -- Who needs Satan? -- The new politics of panic -- Streets of fire -- Conclusion: carry on panicking -- Notes -- References -- Index.

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