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Politics of Antisocial Behaviour

Amoral Panics

Häftad, Engelska, 2009

AvStuart Waiton

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Antisocial behaviour is becoming a universally accepted problem and one that dominates the political and popular imagination. By providing a new criminological framework for understanding the fear of crime, this book reposes the increasingly important debate around antisocial behaviour and the internationally understood idea of moral panics. Through a critical engagement with theories of risk, the book develops Furedi’s understanding of a Culture of Fear to illustrate how firstly, society today is best understood to be in a permanent state of anxiety, and secondly, how this state of affairs has arisen due to the collapse of traditional politics and morality, and equally, of radical alternatives to it. Central to Waiton's thesis is an explanation of the changing therapeutic relationship between the individual and society based on an understanding of diminished subjectivity and the newly emerged vulnerable public.

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Utgivningsdatum2009-06-09
Mått152 x 229 x 13 mm
Vikt400 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
SerieRoutledge Advances in Criminology
Antal sidor194
FörlagTaylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN9780415872720

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"Waiton’s book warns us about what can happen when policy makers panic. This agenda setting text provides great insight into the politics of fear."–Professor Frank Furedi"In Amoral Panics, Stuart Waiton offers an insightful interpretation of why contemporary fears focus on issues of safety and victimization. His analysis of British concerns with antisocial behavior can help us understand all manner of modern anxieties."– Joel Best, author of Damned Lies and Statistics and Flavor of the Month: Why Smart People Fall for Fads"This book by a leading figure in US/UK sociology, drawing on recent research, gives a fascinating account." - Francis Bennion, Your Voice