Revisiting Moral Panics

Drawing on the popular Economic Social and Research Council (ESRC) seminar series, this book examines social issues and anxieties, and the solutions to them, through the concept of moral panic.

About the author

Viviene E. Cree is Professor of Social Work Studies at the University of Edinburgh. She is a qualified youth and community worker and social worker, and has written and researched extensively on social work. Gary Clapton is a Senior Lecturer in Social Work at the University of Edinburgh, Scotland and was formerly a children and families practitioner in Edinburgh and London. He has written widely on the subject of moral panics. Mark Smith is a Senior Lecturer and Head of Social Work at the University of Edinburgh. He has previous practice experience in residential child care.

Product details

• Assisted by: Gary Clapton (Editor), Gary (University of Edinburgh) Clapton (Editor), Viviene Cree (Editor), Viviene E. Cree (Editor), Viviene E. (University of Edinburgh) Cree (Editor), Mark Smith (Editor), Mark (Social Work Smith (Editor)
• Publisher: Policy Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.06.2015
• EAN: 9781447321859
• ISBN: 978-1-4473-2185-9
• No. of pages: 318
• Dimensions: 161 mm x 240 mm x 22 mm
• Weight: 643 g
• Series: Moral Panics in Theory and Practice; Moral Panics in Theory and Practice; Moral Panics in Theory and Pra
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Social education, social work; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories