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MORAL PANICS AND THE MEDIA (Paperback, Ed)
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"Chas Critcher's study is doubly welcome as it discusses
theoretical underpinnings thoroughly, and also provides a set of
illustrative case studies... This is an important and stimulating
book for a range of audiences." VISTA Vol 8 no 3 How are social
problems defined and responded to in contemporary society? What is
the role of the media in creating, endorsing and sustaining moral
panics? The term `moral panic' is frequently applied to sudden
outbreaks of concern about social problems. Chas Critcher
critically evaluates the usefulness of moral panic models for
understanding how politicians, the public and pressure groups come
to recognise apparent new threats to the social order, and he
scrutinizes the role of the media, especially the popular press.
Two models of moral panics are identified and explained, then
applied to a range of case studies: AIDS; rave culture and the drug
ecstasy; video nasties; child abuse; paedophilia. Examples of moral
panics from a range of countries reveal many basic similarities but
also significant variations between different national contexts.
The conclusion is that moral panic remains a useful tool for
analysis but needs more systematic connection to wider theoretical
concerns, especially those of the risk society and discourse
analysis.
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