Produkt
KlappentextConfronting the issue of the unacceptable as a social category, this collection of international essays provides distinctive perspectives on the theme of what is deemed socially acceptable. The book reveals the ways category of the unacceptable reflects sexual, racial and political fault-lines of a society.
ZusammenfassungThe concept of the unacceptable is explored across diverse fields including censorship, pornography, free speech and moral hate, moral panics, drug culture, religious cults, fears surrounding paedophilia and the family, gay marriage, childhood sexuality, smoking and the representation of transgressive/criminal behaviourExplores both the limits of what is permissible in social formations and the representation of such behaviour in media and the artsA highly interdisciplinary collection with a broad international rangeIncludes case studies from the UK, USA, Australia, Europe and South America
Details
ISBN/GTIN978-1-137-01456-6
ProduktartBuch
EinbandartGebunden
Erscheinungsjahr2012
Erscheinungsdatum16.11.2012
Auflage2013
Seiten234 Seiten
SpracheEnglisch
Gewicht436 g
IllustrationenIX, 234 p.
Artikel-Nr.18187912
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