Threatened Children - Rhetoric and Concern about Child-Victims (Paperback, New edition)

Child abuse, incest, child molestation, Halloween sadism, child pornography: although clearly not new problems, they have attracted more attention than ever before. "Threatened Children "asks why. Joel Best analyzes the rhetorical tools used by child advocates when making claims aimed at raising public anxiety and examines the media's role in transmitting reformers' claims and the public's response to the frightening statistics, compelling examples, and expanding definitions it confronts. Drawing on a wide range of sources, from criminal justice records to news stories, from urban legends to public opinion surveys, Best reveals how the cultural construction of social problems evolves.

General

Imprint:	University of Chicago Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	May 1993
First published:	May 1993
Authors:	Joel Best
Dimensions:	21 x 14 x 2mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	239
Edition:	New edition
ISBN-13:	978-0-226-04426-2
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Language & linguistics > Semantics (meaning) > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social welfare & social services > Child welfare Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > Violence in society > Child abuse
LSN:	0-226-04426-2
Barcode:	9780226044262

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