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Familiar Strangers, Juvenile Panic and the British Press: The Decline of Social Trust

Familiar Strangers, Juvenile Panic and the British Press: The Decline of Social Trust

by JamesMorrison (Author)

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    Paperback 2018

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Synopsis

This book argues that Britain is gripped by an endemic and ongoing panic about the position of children in society - which frames them as, alternately, victims and threats. It argues the press is a key player in promoting this discourse, which is rooted in a wide-scale breakdown in social trust.

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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 268
 Edition: 1st ed. 2016
 Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 05 Dec 2018
ISBN 10: 134995845X
ISBN 13: 9781349958450

Media Reviews
A great read and an important contribution to our understanding of how anxiety towards young people mutates into the narrative of panic. - Frank Furedi, University of Kent, UK
Author Bio

Dr James Morrison is an experienced journalist and university lecturer. He worked for a number of years as a reporter, first on local then national newspapers - including the Independent on Sunday. He has lectured in journalism and public affairs since 2003, and is currently senior lecturer in journalism at Kingston University, UK.