Moral panics / Kenneth Thompson.
By: Thompson, Kenneth.
Series: Key ideas. Publisher: London ; New York : Routledge, c1998Description: ix, 157 p. ; 21 cm.ISBN: 0415119774 (pbk.).Subject(s): Deviant behavior -- Public opinion | Deviant behavior in mass media | Social problems -- Public opinion | Social problems in mass media | Moral conditions | Hysteria (Social psychology)DDC classification: 302.542Item type | Current location | Shelf location | Call number | Copy number | Status | Notes | Date due | Barcode |
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Main Collection | Taylor's Library-TU |
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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.