Moral panics : the social construction of deviance / Erich Goode and Nachman Ben-Yehuda.
By: Goode, Erich
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Contributor(s): Ben-Yehuda, Nachman.
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BookPublisher: Oxford : Blackwell, 1994 (1996)Description: xi 265 p. ; 26 cm. + pbk.ISBN: 0631189041 (hbk); 063118905X (pbk).Subject(s): Deviant behavior | Moral conditions | Social problemsDDC classification: 302.542 | Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
" Moral Panics is sure to become a classic in the literature of deviance and criminology. It reviews in a critical and informative manner the core concepts of the discipline taking an international focus. It
Includes bibliographical references (pages 230-252) and indexes.
A prelude to moral panics: three moral cruscades -- Enter moral panics -- Moral panics: an introduction -- Deviance and morality -- Deviance, moral entrepreneurs and criminal law -- Social problems -- Collective behavior -- Social movements -- Three theories of moral panics -- The renaissance witch craze -- The Israeli drug panic of May 1982 -- The American drug panic of the 1980s.
Table of contents provided by Syndetics
- Acknowledgements
- Prologue
- 1 A Prelude to Moral Panics: Three Moral Crusades
- 2 Enter Moral Panics
- 3 Moral Panics: An Introduction
- 4 Deviance and Morality
- 5 Deviance, Moral Entrepreneurs, and Criminal Law
- 6 Social Problems
- 7 Collective Behavior
- 8 Social Movements
- 9 Three Theories of Moral Panics
- 10 The Renaissance Witchcraze
- 11 The Israeli Drug Panic of 1982
- 12 The American Drug Panic of the 1980s
- 13 Moral Panics: Demise and Institutionalization
- References