Pop Culture Panics
How Moral Crusaders Construct Meanings of Deviance and Delinquency
Karen Sternheimer
Ruw / Direct
Science Fiction
Moral panics reveal much about a society’s social structure and the sociology embedded in everyday life. This short text examines extreme reactions to American popular culture over the past century, including crusades against comic books, music, and pinball machines, to help convey the "sociological imagination" to undergraduates. Sternheimer creates a critical lens through whic...
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