Moral Panics over Contemporary Children and Youth

Moral Panics over Contemporary Children and Youth

Krinsky, Charles

Taylor & Francis Ltd

12/2008

272

Dura

Inglês

9780754674658

15 a 20 dias

Examines a social issue, employing a rigorous intellectual framework to explore the cultural construction of youth through the dissemination of moral panics. This volume addresses some of the pressing concerns relating to children and youth, including cyber-related panics, child abuse and pornography, education and crime.
Contents: Introduction, Charles Krinsky; Part I Defining Youth and Youth Culture: Introduction to part I; Justice undone: public panic and the condemnation of children and youth, Bernard Schissel; Virtual panic: children online and the transmission of harm, Robert Payne; 'The monsters next door: what made them do it?' Moral panics over the causes of high school multiple shootings (notably Columbine), John Springhall. Part II Sex Panics: Introduction to part II; How to make 'kiddie-porn' in Canada: law enforcement, the media, and moral panic in the age of AIDS, Vincent Doyle; Naming, blaming, and framing: a moral panic over child molesters and its implications for public policy, Pamela D. Schultz; The moral panic that never was: news media, law enforcement, and the Michael Jackson trial, Charles Krinsky. Part III Schools and Schooling: Introduction to part III; Speak of the devil, Mary deYoung; Panic between the lips: attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and Ritalin, Toby Miller; 'Don't know much about history': a critical examination of moral panics over student ignorance, Sheldon Ungar. Part IV Urban Youth: Introduction to part IV; Marginalized youth and urban revitalization: a moral panic over street children in Cape Town, Tony Roshan Samara; Race, space, and crime: the city, moral panics, and 'risky' youth, Elizabeth Brown; New savages in the city: moral panics, delinquent hoodlums, and the French juvenile court, Susan J. Terrio; Index.
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