Overview
- Presents a clear framework for interpreting and theorizing empirical findings in case studies of panic
- Discusses the central role of the media in panic development
- Appeals particularly to those in criminology, sociology, law and media studies
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: Palgrave Studies in Risk, Crime and Society (PSRCS)
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This book offers a comprehensive framework for the study of moral panics. It provides an up-to-date overview of the history and development of the concept of panic, and discusses the key criticisms and debates that have stemmed from its use over the last four decades. While investigating the critical connections between crime reporting and panic development, Wright Monod also highlights the overall importance of social context, and social theory, for understanding episodes of moral panic.
Two case studies – one on murdering teens, and the other on gangs and guns – are explored to demonstrate the efficacy of the framework, and five research phases for panic study are extensively analysed. Drawing on the nature of sensationalist media coverage, and considering the impact of new media ecosystems in panic development, this innovative study considers the shape of the field of moral panic scholarship today and, crucially, the directions in which its study is heading. This is an
informed and original book which will appeal to scholars of risk, deviance, and criminal justice.Authors and Affiliations
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Book Title: Making Sense of Moral Panics
Book Subtitle: A Framework for Research
Authors: Sarah Wright Monod
Series Title: Palgrave Studies in Risk, Crime and Society
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-61821-0
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Law and Criminology, Law and Criminology (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2017
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-61820-3Published: 19 October 2017
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-87171-4Published: 18 August 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-61821-0Published: 06 October 2017
Series ISSN: 2946-2517
Series E-ISSN: 2946-2525
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XI, 201
Topics: Crime and Society, Crime and the Media, Crime Control and Security, Policing, Sociology of Culture