Threatened Children by Joel Best

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Threatened Children by Joel Best

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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ISBN 13 9780226044262
ISBN 10 0226044262
Title Threatened Children
Author Joel Best
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher The University of Chicago Press
Year published 1993-05-01
Number of pages 239
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.