Moral Panic and the Politics of Anxiety develops an integrated framework for moral panic research by widening the scope of moral panic scholarship. The volume brings together recognized moral panic researchers with prominent scholars in moral regulation, social problems, cultural fear, and health risks to develop insights into the cultural and political significance of moral panic.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
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
