Threatened Children: Rhetoric and Concern about Child-Victims.

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Chicago : University Of Chicago Press, 1990. Hardcover. Dustjacket.cover. 239 pp.- Child abuse, incest, child molestation, Halloween sadism, child pornography: although clearly not new problems, they have attracted more attention than ever before. Threatened Children asks why. Joel Best analyzes the rhetorical tools used by child advocates when making claims aimed at raising public anxiety and examines the media's role in transmitting reformers' claims and the public's response to the frightening statistics, compelling examples, and expanding definitions it confronts. Drawing on a wide range of sources, from criminal justice records to news stories, from urban legends to public opinion surveys, Best reveals how the cultural construction of social problems evolves.English text. Condition : very good. Condition : very good copy. ISBN 9780226044255. Keywords : RECHT, Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 69372

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Reseña del editor: Child abuse, incest, child molestation, Halloween sadism, child pornography: although clearly not new problems, they have attracted more attention than ever before. "Threatened Children "asks why. Joel Best analyzes the rhetorical tools used by child advocates when making claims aimed at raising public anxiety and examines the media's role in transmitting reformers' claims and the public's response to the frightening statistics, compelling examples, and expanding definitions it confronts. Drawing on a wide range of sources, from criminal justice records to news stories, from urban legends to public opinion surveys, Best reveals how the cultural construction of social problems evolves.

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Titel: Threatened Children: Rhetoric and Concern ...
Verlag: University of Chicago Press
Erscheinungsdatum: 1990
Einband: Hardcover
Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Dust Jacket Included