Threatened Children: Rhetoric and Concern about Child-Victims Contributor(s): Best, Joel (Author) |
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ISBN: 0226044262 ISBN-13: 9780226044262 Publisher: University of Chicago Press OUR PRICE: $36.63 Product Type: Paperback Published: May 1993 Annotation: 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. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Self-help | Abuse - Social Science - Family & Relationships |
Dewey: 362.760 |
LCCN: 89048508 |
Series: Rhetoric and Concern about Child-Victims |
Physical Information: 0.58" H x 5.52" W x 8.52" (0.65 lbs) 239 pages |
Themes: - Topical - Family |
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Publisher Description: 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. |