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Moral Panic

By: Michael Welch
In: Encyclopedia of Activism and Social Justice
Edited by: Gary L. Anderson & Kathryn G. Herr
Subject:Social Justice, Social Justice, Social Movements

As a form of pseudo-disaster, moral panic is an exaggerated response to a putative social crisis. Sociologists have found it a useful concept for studying crime, deviance, social problems, collective behavior, and social movements, especially since it draws critical attention to ...

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  Welch, M. (2007). Moral panic. In G. L. Anderson, & K. G. Herr (Eds.), Encyclopedia of activism and social justice (Vol. 1, pp. 975-975). SAGE Publications, Inc., https://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781412956215.n578
  
  Welch, Michael. "Moral Panic." In Encyclopedia of Activism and Social Justice, edited by Anderson, Gary L., and Kathryn G. Herr, 975-975. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2007. http://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781412956215.n578.
  
  Welch, M. 2007. Moral Panic. In: Gary L. Anderson and Kathryn G. Herr Editors, 2007. Encyclopedia of Activism and Social Justice, Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc. pp. 975 Available at: <http://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781412956215.n578> [Accessed 18 Apr 2021].
  
  Welch, Michael. "Moral Panic." Encyclopedia of Activism and Social Justice. Edited by Gary L. Anderson and Kathryn G. Herr. Vol. 1. Thousand Oaks: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2007, pp. 975-975. SAGE Knowledge. 18 Apr 2021, doi: http://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781412956215.n578.
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