Moral Panics in the Contemporary World

Moral Panics in the Contemporary World offers its readers a systematic, ecumenical introduction to the concept, an argument for its universal applicability, and an assortment of apposite, cross-cultural case studies. It's difficult to come up with a more engaging and illuminating entry into the topic. -- Erich Goode, Emeritus Professor, Stony Brook University and coauthor of Moral Panics: The Social Construction of Deviance Moral Panics in the Contemporary World is a welcome addition to the field, detailing its widespread horizons, comparative perspective, applying the moral panic conceptualization to new topics, critical assessment of the field, suggestions for some new thinking and a fresh look on some classical issues in the field. -- Nachman Ben-Yehuda, Professor in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel