With the increasing number of moral panics in recent years triggered by incidents such as the Bulger case and the spread of AIDS, this book examines their wider significance particularly in terms of the functioning of the mass media.

... 0415119774 ( pbk . ) Notes : Includes bibliographical references ( p . [ 143 ] -148 ) and indexes . Subjects : Deviant behavior -- Public opinion . Deviant behavior in mass media . Social problems -- Public opinion . Social problems in ...

In this book, Kenneth Thompson traces the developments in moral panic studies and also reintroduces some of the initial broader relevance of this field by treating moral panics not simply as separate episodes but in relation to systems of ...