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Packed with new examples and material, this second edition provides a fully up-to-date exploration of the genesis, dynamics, and demise of moral panics and their impacts on the societies in which they take place. Packed with updated and recent examples including terrorism, the 9/11 attack on the World Trade Towers, school shootings, flag burning, and the early-2000s resurgence of the “sex slave” scareIncludes a new chapter on the media, currently regarded as a major component of the moral panicDevotes a chapter to addressing criticisms of the first edition as well as the moral panics concept itselfWritten by long-established experts in the fieldDesigned to fit both self-contained courses on moral panics and wider courses on deviance
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M O RAL P ANIC S THE SOCIAL CONSTRUCTION OF DEVIANCE SECOND E DIT ION Erich Goode and Nachman Ben-Yehuda
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MORA L PANI CS
M O RAL P ANIC S THE SOCIAL CONSTRUCTION OF DEVIANCE SECOND E DIT ION Erich Goode and Nachman Ben-Yehuda
A John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., Publication
This second edition first published 2009 © 2009 Erich Goode and Nachman Ben-Yehuda Edition history: Blackwell Publishing Ltd (1e, 1994) Blackwell Publishing was acquired by John Wiley & Sons in February 2007. Blackwell’s publishing program has been merged with Wiley’s global Scientific, Technical, and Medical business to form Wiley-Blackwell. Registered Office John Wiley & Sons Ltd, The Atrium, Southern Gate, Chichester, West Sussex, PO19 8SQ, United Kingdom Editorial Offices 350 Main Street, Malden, MA 02148-5020, USA 9600 Garsington Road, Oxford, OX4 2DQ, UK The Atrium, Southern Gate, Chichester, West Sussex, PO19 8SQ, UK For details of our global editorial offices, for customer services, and for information about how to apply for permission to reuse the copyright material in this book please see our website at www. wiley.com/wiley-blackwell. The right of Erich Goode and Nachman Ben-Yehuda to be identified as the authors of this work has been asserted in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, except as permitted by the UK Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, without the prior permission of the publisher. Wiley also publishes its books in a variety of electronic formats. Some content that appears in print may not be available in electronic books. Designations used by companies to distinguish their products are often claimed as trademarks. All brand names and product names used in this book are trade names, service marks, trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners. The publisher is not associated with any product or vendor mentioned in this book. This publication is designed to provide accurate and authoritative information in regard to the subject matter covered. It is sold on the understanding that the publisher is not engaged in rendering professional services. If professional advice or other expert assistance is required, the services of a competent professional should be sought. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Goode, Erich. Moral panics : the social construction of deviance / Erich Goode and Nachman Ben-Yehuda. – 2nd ed. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-1-4051-8934-7 (hardcover : alk. paper) – ISBN 978-1-4051-8933-0 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1. Deviant behavior. 2. Social problems. 3. Moral conditions. 4. Moral panics. I. Ben-Yehuda, Nachman. II. Title. HM811.G667 2009 302′.17–dc22 2009007417 A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. Set in 11/13 Dante by SPi Publisher Services, Pondicherry, India Printed in Singapore 01