Panic / Keith Tester.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Tester, Keith, 1960-

Series:

Shortcuts.

Shortcuts

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Panic--Social aspects.

Panic.

Risk perception--Social aspects.

Risk perception.

Social aspects.

Physical Description:

pages ; cm.

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2013.

Summary:

Impending environmental catastrophe, threat of terrorism, viruses both biological and virtual, disease: there seem to be so many reasons to panic today. But what is panic and why does it happen? This book uses a range of literature from sociology, cultural studies and popular psychology to develop an original analysis of panic in contemporary social life. Bringing together academic literature from a range of disciplines, films, novels and current affairs, it encourages thought about why and how we panic - both individually and collectively. Keith Tester explores how cataclysmic events and smaller-scale episodes expose the fragility of our relationships, institutions and expectations. He shows how thinking about panic reveals key aspects of contemporary social, cultural and personal relationships. Panic is a highly readable and incisive introduction to the subject for students, scholars and all those who want to know what panic means and why it is important. Book jacket.

Contents:

Panic and risk

Panic and morality

Panic and trust.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780415631051

041563105X

9780415631068

0415631068

9780203097175

0203097173

OCLC:

793224477