Folk Devils and Moral Panics in the COVID-19 Pandemic | Sociology

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Folk Devils and Moral Panics in the COVID-19 Pandemic analyses the phenomena of moral panics surrounding so-called folk devils in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. In this volume internationally recognised moral panic scholars from disciplines including sociology media studies criminology and cultural studies examine case studies of moral panics related to the COVID-19 pandemic. These analyses consider the different social political economic organisational and cultural contexts within which such moral panics emerged and assess how the concept of moral panic can be deployed to offer novel insights into sociocultural responses to the outbreak. By utilising both classical approaches to mor…