Moral Panic and the Politics of Anxiety

Herausgeber: Hier, Sean

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Moral Panic and the Politics of Anxiety is a collection of original essays written by some of the world 's leading social scientists. It seeks to provide unique insight into the importance of moral panic as a routine feature of everyday life, whilst also developing an integrated framework for moral panic research by widening the scope of scholarship in the area. Many of the key twenty-first century contributions to moral panic theory have moved beyond the parameters of the sociology of deviance to consider the importance of moral panic for identity formation, national security, industrial risk, and character formation. Reflecting this growth, the book brings together recognized moral panic researchers with prominent scholars in moral regulation, social problems, cultural fear, and health risks, allowing for a more careful and critical discussion around the cultural and political significance of moral panic to emerge. This book will prove valuable reading for both undergraduate and postgraduate students on courses such as politics and the media, regulatory policy, the body and identity, theory and political sociology, and sociology of culture.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: CRC Press
• Seitenzahl: 264
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. Juni 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 233mm x 156mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 411g
• ISBN-13: 9780415555562
• ISBN-10: 0415555566
• Artikelnr.: 32708414

Autorenporträt

Sean Hier is Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. He has authored several articles on moral panic, and he is recognized for his efforts to link moral panic to moral regulation/social problems.

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword 1. Introduction: Bringing Moral Panic Studies into Focus Part 1:
Conceptualizing Moral Panic Studies Section Introduction 2. Grounding and
Defending the Sociology of Moral Panic 3. Locating Moral Panics within the
Sociology of Social Problems 4. Fractious Rivals? Moral Panics and Moral
Regulation 5. Shifting the Focus? Moral Panics as Civilizing and
Decivilizing Processes Part 2: Examining Moral Panic Studies Section
Introduction 6. The Objectification of Fear and the Grammar of Morality 7.
How Emotions Matter to Moral Panic 8. Folk Devils Reconsidered 9. The
Duality of the Devil: Realism, Relationalism, and Representation Part 3:
Applying Moral Panic Studies Section Introduction 10. Panic, Regulation,
and the Moralization of British Law and Order Politics 11. Drunken Antics:
The Gin Craze, Binge Drinking, and the Political Economy of Moral
Regulation 12. The Artful Creation of a Global Moral Panic: Climatic Folk
Devils, Environmental Evangelicals, and the Coming Catastrophie 13. When
Harm is Done: Panic, Scandal, and Blame 14. The Unhealthy Risk Society:
Health Scares and the Politics of Moral Panic