Punishment and Social Control: Essays in Honor of Sheldon L. Messinger

, by Cohen,Stanley

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Preface	p. ix
Examining Social Problems
Introduction	p. 3
The Changing Meanings of Spanking	p. 6
Bullying as a Social Problem in Great Britain	p. 13
The Problem with the Earthquake Problem	p. 21
Reality Television Constructs Crime	p. 29
Claims-Makers and Audiences
Introduction	p. 39
Audiences Evaluate Statistics	p. 43
Promoters of Hate Crime Legislation	p. 51
Psychiatrists Construct Homosexuality	p. 59
Television Talk Shows Construct Morality	p. 66
Constructing Conditions
Introduction	p. 77
Smoking Problems in Japan	p. 81
Crime Frames and their Sponsors	p. 88
Framing in the Fathers' Rights Movement	p. 93
Factory Farming as a Social Problem	p. 101
Constructing People
Introduction	p. 109
The Rhetorical Appeal of Random Violence	p. 113
Prostitutes Respond to AIDS	p. 120
Science Constructs PMS	p. 127
Multicultural Education as Moral Drama	p. 135
Constructing Solutions
Introduction	p. 143
The Homeless Mentally Ill and Involuntary Hospitalization	p. 146
Constructing a War on Drugs	p. 154
Urine Testing and Social Control	p. 162
The Size Acceptance Movement	p. 169
Social Problems and Everyday Life
Introduction	p. 177
Constructing the Need for "Low Fat" Food	p. 180
Pregnant Women as a Social Problem	p. 188
Constructing Sexually Marginalized Catholics	p. 196
The Beliefs of Recovery Religion	p. 204
Social Problems and Troubled People
Introduction	p. 215
Medicalizing Childhood	p. 219
Teaching Gifted Children	p. 226
Constructing Insanity in Involuntary Commitment Hearings	p. 233
Formula Stories and Support Groups for Battered Women	p. 241
Evaluating Constructionist Perspectives on Social Problems
Introduction	p. 251
"Crack Babies" and the Politics of Mothering	p. 254
The Symbolic Meanings of "Pedophile Priests"	p. 261
Horror Stories and the Construction of Child Abuse	p. 267
Constructing the "Jewish Problem" in Nazi Germany	p. 272
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