Many of the individual and social problems that are characterised as moral panics are, in reality, illustrations of a breakdown in the legitimacy of the state. This Byte picks up a number of case-study examples - internet pornography; internet radicalisation; 'chavs'; the Tottenham riots; patient safety - and explores each through the lens of moral panic ideas, with an appraisal of the work of Stuart Hall, one of the key thinkers in moral panics.
| ISBN: | 9781447321972 |
| Publication date: | 30th June 2015 |
| Author: | Viviene E Cree |
| Publisher: | Policy Press an imprint of Bristol University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 88 pages |
| Series: | Moral Panics in Theory and Practice |
| Genres: |
Social services and welfare, criminology Sociology |
Many of the individual and social problems that are characterised as moral panics are, in reality, illustrations of a breakdown in the legitimacy of the state. This Byte picks up a number of case-study examples - internet pornography; internet radicalisation; 'chavs'; the Tottenham riots; patient safety - and explores each through the lens of moral panic ideas, with an appraisal of the work of Stuart Hall, one of the key thinkers in moral panics.
The State features in the following genres: Social services and welfare, criminology, Sociology
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The State was written by Viviene E Cree and published by Policy Press an imprint of Bristol University Press
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