Moral Panic

Moral Panic
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Publisher : Yale University Press
Total Pages : 320
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ISBN-13 : 0300109636
ISBN-10 : 9780300109634
Rating : 4/5 (34 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Moral Panic by : Philip Jenkins

Download or read book Moral Panic written by Philip Jenkins and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2004-12-01 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Today, it is commonly acknowledged that sexual abuse of children is a grave and pervasive problem. Yet 20 years ago many experts believed that child molestation was a rare offense. This book traces shifting social responses to child molestation.


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