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Folk Devils and Moral Panics: The creation of the Mods and Rockers: Volume 9 Paperback – 4 April 2011

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'Richly documented and convincingly presented' -- New Society

Mods and Rockers, skinheads, video nasties, designer drugs, bogus asylum seeks and hoodies. Every era has its own moral panics. It was Stanley Cohen’s classic account, first published in the early 1970s and regularly revised, that brought the term ‘moral panic’ into widespread discussion. It is an outstanding investigation of the way in which the media and often those in a position of political power define a condition, or group, as a threat to societal values and interests. Fanned by screaming media headlines, Cohen brilliantly demonstrates how this leads to such groups being marginalised and vilified in the popular imagination, inhibiting rational debate about solutions to the social problems such groups represent. Furthermore, he argues that moral panics go even further by identifying the very fault lines of power in society.

Full of sharp insight and analysis, Folk Devils and Moral Panics is essential reading for anyone wanting to understand this powerful and enduring phenomenon.

Professor Stanley Cohen is Emeritus Professor of Sociology at the London School of Economics. He received the Sellin-Glueck Award of the American Society of Criminology (1985) and is on the Board of the International Council on Human Rights. He is a member of the British Academy.

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'...a brilliant and sutble exercise in "grounded theory".' Stuart Hall, Emeritus Professor, The Open University

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ 0415610168
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Routledge; 1st edition (4 April 2011)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 328 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9780415610162
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0415610162
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 12.9 x 1.88 x 19.81 cm

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evangelos

Very interesting!

Reviewed in Italy on 8 April 2021

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I heard twice about this book: the first time was in an anthropology manual and the second googleing something about history of motorcycles, cafe racers and similar. So I decided to order it and I was not let down: the subject is very interesting, very present in every day life (creation and manipulation of the image of the "bad guy" and creation of moral panic among the citizens) and extremely well presented with plenty of examples.
Particularly useful for those who try to understand the mass media, cultural or social anthropology and sociology, but most of all a pleasant reading.

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People be crazy...

Reviewed in the United States on 19 October 2018

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Especially apropos in current political social climate ... Written well, entertaining...on point. Reminding me, whatever the current moral panic (be it climate change, bad politics, or ...whatever) ...it will soon be replaced by another...ha!

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Critical Criminology at its best!

Reviewed in Canada on 4 April 2017

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Stan Cohen's work which first explored the idea of the moral panic is a necessity for any one interested in the field of critical criminology.

K. Bond

FABULOUS book

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 6 May 2012

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This book is a must for anyone studying criminology, sociology, psychology... or who just has an interest in human nature and how we are influenced by outside pressures. This 30th anniversary edition has been updated to reflect more recent events such as the killing of James Bulger (the original was written about the Mods and Rockers phenomenon). Whether you read it as a textbook, or simply out of an interest in social history, this is unmissable. Unlike many sociologists, Stan Cohen uses accessible language - always a bonus when reading for coursework!! :D

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Reviewed in the United States on 25 June 2016

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Excellent text

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