Pop culture panics : how moral crusaders construct meanings of deviance and delinquency / Karen Sternheimer.
2015
302.17 S839p 2015
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Title
Pop culture panics : how moral crusaders construct meanings of deviance and delinquency / Karen Sternheimer.
Author
ISBN
9780415748056 (hardback)
0415748054 (hardback)
9780415748063 (paperback)
0415748062 (paperback)
9781315796703 (ebook)
0415748054 (hardback)
9780415748063 (paperback)
0415748062 (paperback)
9781315796703 (ebook)
Published
New York, NY : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2015.
Language
English
Description
xii, 164 pages ; 24 cm
Other Standard Identifiers
40024436286
Call Number
302.17 S839p 2015
System Control No.
(OCoLC)883207258
(OCoLC)883207258
(OCoLC)883207258
Summary
"Moral panics reveal much about a society's social structure and the sociology embedded in everyday life. This short text examines extreme reactions to American popular culture over the past century, including crusades against comic books, music, and pinball machines, to help convey the "sociological imagination" to undergraduates. Sternheimer creates a critical lens through which to view current and future attempts of modern-day moral crusaders, who try to convince us that simple solutions--like regulating popular culture--are the answer to complex social problems. Pop Culture Panics is ideal for use in undergraduate social problems, social deviance, and popular culture courses."--Publisher information.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 151-153) and index.
Formatted Contents Note
Pop culture crusaders : constructing meanings of deviance and delinquency
Anti-movie crusades : fears of immigration, urbanization, and shifts in childhood
Anti-pinball crusades : fears of gambling and free time
Anti-comic book crusades : fear of youth violence
Anti-music crusades : fears of racial integration, religious participation, and freedom of expression
Conclusion: Contemporary pop culture crusades.
Anti-movie crusades : fears of immigration, urbanization, and shifts in childhood
Anti-pinball crusades : fears of gambling and free time
Anti-comic book crusades : fear of youth violence
Anti-music crusades : fears of racial integration, religious participation, and freedom of expression
Conclusion: Contemporary pop culture crusades.
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