TY  - BOOK
AU  - Thompson,Kenneth
TI  - Moral panics
SN  - 0415119774 (pbk.)
U1  - 302.542 
PY  - 1998///
CY  - London, New York
PB  - Routledge
KW  - Deviant behavior
KW  - Public opinion
KW  - Deviant behavior in mass media
KW  - Social problems
KW  - Social problems in mass media
KW  - Moral conditions
KW  - Hysteria (Social psychology)
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (p. [143]-148) and indexes; 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 cbout 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
ER  -