Moral panics
With the increasing number of moral panics in recent years triggered by incidents such as the Bulger case and the spread of AIDS, this book examines their wider significance particularly in terms of the functioning of the mass media.
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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London ; New York :
Routledge
1998.
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| Edition: | 1st ed |
| Series: | Key ideas.
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| See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009797966606719 |
Table of Contents:
- BOOK COVER; HALF-TITLE; TITLE; COPYRIGHT; CONTENTS; PREFACE; 1 'WHY THE PANIC?' — THE TOPICALITY OF THE CONCEPT OF MORAL PANICS; 2 THE CLASSIC MORAL PANIC—MODS AND ROCKERS; 3 MORAL PANICS ABOUT YOUTH; 4 MORAL PANIC ABOUT MUGGING; 5 MORAL PANICS ABOUT SEX AND AIDS; 6 FAMILY, CHILDREN AND VIOLENCE; 7 FEMALE VIOLENCE AND GIRL GANGS; 8 MORAL PANICS ABOUT SEX ON THE SCREEN; CONCLUSION; REFERENCES; NAME INDEX; SUBJECT INDEX;
