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Moral Crusades in an Age of Mistrust: The Jimmy Savile Scandal 2013th Edition
Author(s): F. Furedi (Author)
- Publisher: Palgrave Pivot
- Publication Date: 19 Mar. 2013
- Edition: 2013th
- Language: English
- Print length: 116 pages
- ISBN-10: 1137338016
- ISBN-13: 9781137338013
Book Description
The epidemic of scandals unleashed by the Savile Scandal highlights the precarious status of relations of trust. The rapid escalation of this crisis offers insights into the relationship between anxieties about childhood and the wider moral order. This book explains why western society has become so uncomfortable with the exercise of authority.
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About the Author
Frank Furedi, author and broadcaster, is Emeritus Professor of Sociology at the University of Kent, UK. He has written widely on the culture of fear. His work deals with the impact of fear on discussions of childhood, health, new technology and food, and investigates the interaction between risk consciousness and perceptions of fear and trust relations in contemporary society.
