{"product_id":"moral-panics-the-social-construction-of-deviance-hardback-9781405189347","title":"Moral Panics; The Social Construction of Deviance (Hardback) 9781405189347","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eMoral Panics\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eThe Social Construction of Deviance\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"In a thoroughly updated new edition of their very valuable book, Goode and Ben-Yehuda demonstrate the wide gulf that so often separates the real menaces facing our society from the disproportionate waves of public fear and concern that regularly surface in the mass media. Their book - intelligently written, wide-ranging and provocative - shows us once again that knowing what a society fears is essential to understanding its core values, and its highest aspirations.\"\u003cbr\u003e –\u003cb\u003ePhilip Jenkins\u003c\/b\u003e, Pennsylvania State University  \u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eMoral Panics\u003c\/i\u003e is more than a classic text in social theory. In this newly updated and enlarged edition, it is an indispensable text for every twenty-first century scholar interested in the social construction and diffusion of fear.\"\u003cbr\u003e –\u003cb\u003eBarry Glassner\u003c\/b\u003e, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Culture of Fear\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Moral panics remains one of the most hotly-debated sociological ideas to have entered the public sphere, so an up-dated version of Goode and Ben-Yehuda’s pathbreaking work on this subject is very welcome. The new version is even more enlightening than its predecessor.\"\u003cbr\u003e –\u003cb\u003eKenneth Thompson\u003c\/b\u003e, Open University\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eErich Goode (Author), Nachman Ben-Yehuda (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781405189347, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 21 August 2009\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e312 pages\u003cbr\u003e25.4 x 18 x 2.5 cm, 0.726 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"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.\" (\u003ci\u003eMetapsychology\u003c\/i\u003e, March 2010)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePacked 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.  \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003ePacked 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\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes a new chapter on the media, currently regarded as a major component of the moral panic\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDevotes a chapter to addressing criticisms of the first edition as well as the moral panics concept itself\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWritten by long-established experts in the field\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDesigned to fit both self-contained courses on moral panics and wider courses on deviance\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface and Acknowledgements viii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePrologue 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Enter the Moral Panic 20\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 The Moral Panic: An Introduction 34\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Three Theories of the Moral Panic 51\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 The Moral Panic Meets Its Critics 73\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 The Media Ignite and Embody the Moral Panic 88\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Deviance, Morality, and Criminal Law 109\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Collective Behavior 129\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Social Movements 141\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Social Problems 150\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 The Renaissance Witch Craze 168\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Drug Abuse Panics 197\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 The Feminist Anti-Pornography Crusade 218\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEpilogue: The Demise and Institutionalization of the Moral Panic 245\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 251\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAuthor Index 270\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSubject Index 275\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Sociology \u0026amp; anthropology [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Sociology \u0026amp; anthropology\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Sociology%20\u0026amp;%20anthropology%20%5BJH%5D%22\"\u003eJH\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52437794816280,"sku":"9781405189347","price":83.39,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781405189347.jpg?v=1784941141","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/moral-panics-the-social-construction-of-deviance-hardback-9781405189347","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}