Child Sexual Abuse, Moral Panic, and the Mass Media: A Case Study in the Social Construction of Deviance

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This is a case study of newswork in a moral panic. Specifically, Stanley Cohen's concept of moral panic is used to examine the practices of a group of reporters who covered a widely publicized case of alleged child sexual abuse in a day-care center. Moral panics occur when a perceived threat to...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Gorelick, Steven M (Author)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
Published: 1995
In:Year: 1995
Online Access: Volltext (kostenfrei)
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