Smith Moral Regulation

1. Auflage 2015
ISBN: 978-1-4473-2201-6
Verlag: Policy Press
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 88 Seiten

Reihe: Moral Panics in Theory and Practice

Commentators have long debated ‘the moral’ in ideas about moral panic, moral regulation and moral discourse. This byte teases out some of the fundamental moral questions that continue to perplex us, about life and death, good and evil, and sex and the body. With an appraisal of the work of one of the chief architects of moral panic ideas, Jock Young, it asks whether these ideas may help or hinder our understanding of these complex issues.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Smith, Mark

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Arbeit/Sozialpädagogik Soziale Dienste, Soziale Organisationen
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein
• Sozialwissenschaften Medien- und Kommunikationswissenschaften Medienwissenschaften

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction - Mark Smith;

1. The Moral Crusade Against Paedophilia - Frank Furedi;

2. Animal Welfare, Morals and Faith in the ‘Religious Slaughter’ Debate - David Grumett;

3. From genuine to sham marriage: moral panic and the ‘authenticity’ of relationships - Michaela Benson & Katharine Charsley;

4. Integration, Exclusion and the Moral ‘Othering’ of Roma Migrant Communities in Britain - Colin Clark;

5. Assisted Dying: Moral Panic or Moral Issue? - Malcolm Payne;

Afterword: Heather Lynch

Über Autor(innen)

Smith, Mark
Dr Mark Smith is senior lecturer and head of social work at the University of Edinburgh. He has previous practice experience in residential child care.