Familiar Strangers, Juvenile Panic and the British Press
The Decline of Social Trust
Nonfiction, Reference & Language, Language Arts, Journalism, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Business & Finance
| Author: | James Morrison | ISBN: | 9781137529954 |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan UK | Publication: | April 8, 2016 |
| Imprint: | Palgrave Macmillan | Language: | English |
| Author: | James Morrison |
| ISBN: | 9781137529954 |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan UK |
| Publication: | April 8, 2016 |
| Imprint: | Palgrave Macmillan |
| Language: | English |
This book argues that Britain is gripped by an endemic and ongoing panic about the position of children in society – which frames them as, alternately, victims and threats. It argues the press is a key player in promoting this discourse, which is rooted in a wide-scale breakdown in social trust.
This book argues that Britain is gripped by an endemic and ongoing panic about the position of children in society – which frames them as, alternately, victims and threats. It argues the press is a key player in promoting this discourse, which is rooted in a wide-scale breakdown in social trust.
