Moral Panics : The Social Construction of Deviance by Nachman Ben-Yehuda and Erich Goode (2009, Trade Paperback)

Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, John

1405189339

9781405189330

73489487

Nachman Ben-Yehuda, Erich Goode

Moral Panics : the Social Construction of Deviance

Trade Paperback

English

2009

Textbook

320 Pages

9.8in

0.7in

6.8in

20.2 Oz

Hm811.G667 2009

2

"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." ( Metapsychology , March 2010)

Preface and Acknowledgements viii Prologue 1 1 Enter the Moral Panic 20 2 The Moral Panic: An Introduction 34 3 Three Theories of the Moral Panic 51 4 The Moral Panic Meets Its Critics 73 5 The Media Ignite and Embody the Moral Panic 88 6 Deviance, Morality, and Criminal Law 109 7 Collective Behavior 129 8 Social Movements 141 9 Social Problems 150 10 The Renaissance Witch Craze 168 11 Drug Abuse Panics 197 12 The Feminist Anti-Pornography Crusade 218 Epilogue: The Demise and Institutionalization of the Moral Panic 245 References 251 Author Index 270 Subject Index 275

2009

Sociology / General, Criminology

2009-007417

302.5/42

Scholarly & Professional

20

Yes

Social Science