Professor Stanley Cohen is Emeritus Professor of Sociology at the London School of Economics. He received the Sellin-Glueck Award of the American Society of Criminology (1985) and is on the Board of the International Council on Human Rights. He is a member of the British Academy.

'...a brilliant and sutble exercise in "grounded theory".' Stuart Hall, Emeritus Professor, The Open University'Richly documented and convincingly presented' New Society

• Moral Panics as Cultural Politics: Introduction to the Third Edition 1. Deviance and Moral Panics 2. The Inventory 3. Reaction: Opinion and Attitude Themes 4. Reaction: The Rescue and Remedy Phases 5. On the Beaches: The Warning and the Impact 6. Contexts and Backgrounds: Youth in the Sixties Appendix: Sources of Data Selected Reading List Notes and References General Index Author Index

Professor Stanley Cohen is Emeritus Professor of Sociology at the London School of Economics. He received the Sellin-Glueck Award of the American Society of Criminology (1985) and is on the Board of the International Council on Human Rights. He is a member of the British Academy.

'...a brilliant and sutble exercise in "grounded theory".' Stuart Hall, Emeritus Professor, The Open University'Richly documented and convincingly presented' New Society

• Moral Panics as Cultural Politics: Introduction to the Third Edition 1. Deviance and Moral Panics 2. The Inventory 3. Reaction: Opinion and Attitude Themes 4. Reaction: The Rescue and Remedy Phases 5. On the Beaches: The Warning and the Impact 6. Contexts and Backgrounds: Youth in the Sixties Appendix: Sources of Data Selected Reading List Notes and References General Index Author Index

Professor Stanley Cohen is Emeritus Professor of Sociology at the London School of Economics. He received the Sellin-Glueck Award of the American Society of Criminology (1985) and is on the Board of the International Council on Human Rights. He is a member of the British Academy.

'...a brilliant and sutble exercise in "grounded theory".' Stuart Hall, Emeritus Professor, The Open University'Richly documented and convincingly presented' New Society

• Moral Panics as Cultural Politics: Introduction to the Third Edition 1. Deviance and Moral Panics 2. The Inventory 3. Reaction: Opinion and Attitude Themes 4. Reaction: The Rescue and Remedy Phases 5. On the Beaches: The Warning and the Impact 6. Contexts and Backgrounds: Youth in the Sixties Appendix: Sources of Data Selected Reading List Notes and References General Index Author Index