The Myth of Moral Panics
Sex, Snuff, and Satan
Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Pornography, Crimes & Criminals, Criminology, Sociology
| Author: | Bill Thompson, Andy Williams | ISBN: | 9781135083595 |
| Publisher: | Taylor and Francis | Publication: | September 11, 2013 |
| Imprint: | Routledge | Language: | English |
| Author: | Bill Thompson, Andy Williams |
| ISBN: | 9781135083595 |
| Publisher: | Taylor and Francis |
| Publication: | September 11, 2013 |
| Imprint: | Routledge |
| Language: | English |
This study provides a comprehensive critique - forensic, historical, and theoretical - of the moral panic paradigm, using empirically grounded ethnographic research to argue that the panic paradigm suffers from fundamental flaws that make it a myth rather than a viable academic perspective.
This study provides a comprehensive critique - forensic, historical, and theoretical - of the moral panic paradigm, using empirically grounded ethnographic research to argue that the panic paradigm suffers from fundamental flaws that make it a myth rather than a viable academic perspective.
