Pop Culture Panics: How Moral Crusaders Construct Meanings of Deviance and Delinquency

by Karen Sternheimer

Book Overview

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,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415748062
• ISBN13: 9780415748063
• Release Date: February 2015
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 8.9"