Description |
xiv, 256 pages ; 24 cm |
Contents |
pt. I. Defining youth and youth culture -- 1. Justice undone : public panic and the condemnation of children and youth / Bernard Schissel -- 2. Virtual panic : children online and the transmission of harm / Robert Payne -- 3. "The monsters next door : what made them do it?" : moral panics over the causes of high school multiple shootings (notably Columbine) / John springhall -- pt. II. Sex panics -- 4. How to make "kiddie-porn" in Canada : law enforcement, the media, and moral panic in the age of AIDS / vincent Doyle -- 5. Naming, blaming, and framing : moral panic over child molesters and its implications for public policy / Pamela D. Schultz -- 6. The moral panic that never was : news media, law enforcement, and the Michael Jackson trial / Charles Krinsky -- pt. III. 7. Speak of the devil / Mary deYoung -- 8. Panic between the lips : attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and RitalinĀ® / Toby Miller -- 9. "Don't know much about history" : a critical examination of moral panics over student ignorance / Sheldon Ungar -- pt. IV. Urban youth -- 10. Marginalized youth and urban revitalization : a moral panic over street children in Cape Town / Tony Roshan Samara -- 11. Race, space and crime : the city, moral panics, and "risky" youth / Elizabeth Brown -- 12. New savages in the city : moral panics, delinquent hoodlums, and the French juvenile court / Susan J. Terrio |
Summary |
"The concept of moral panic has received considerable scholarly attention, but as yet little attention has been accorded to panics over children and youth. This is the first book to examine this important and controversial social issue by employing a rigorous intellectual framework to explore the cultural construction of youth, through the dissemination of moral panics. It is accessible in manner and makes use of the latest contemporary research by addressing some of the pressing recent concerns relating to children and youth, including cyber-related panics, child abuse and pornography, education and crime." -- Cover description |
Notes |
Formerly CIP. Uk |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
Subject |
Children -- Crimes agains -- Public opinion
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Children -- Crimes against -- Public opinion.
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Children -- Social conditions.
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Moral panics.
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Youth -- Public opinion.
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Social problems.
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Youth -- Social conditions.
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Author |
Krinsky, Charles.
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LC no. |
2008030727 |
ISBN |
0754674657 (hbk.) |
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9780754674658 (hbk.) |
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