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The Day Care Ritual Abuse Moral Panic
In the United States during the early 1980s, hundreds of day care providers were accused of sexually abusing their young charges in satanic rituals that included blood drinking, cannibalism, and human sacrifice. The panic surrounding the ritual abuse of children has spread quickly to Canada, Europe, and Australasia, and its rapid dispersion has been unimpeded by international investigations that found no evidence to corroborate the allegations and warned that a moral panic was thrusting them into professional public attention. This work is a sociologically based analysis of the day care ritual abuse panic in America. It introduces the concept of moral panic and analyzes its relevance to the ...
The Witch-Hunt Narrative
In the 1980s, a series of child sex abuse cases rocked the United States. The most famous case was the 1984 McMartin preschool case, but there were a number of others as well. By the latter part of the decade, the assumption was widespread that child sex abuse had become a serious problem in America. Yet within a few years, the concern about it died down considerably. The failure to convict anyone in the McMartin case and a widely publicized appellate decision in New Jersey that freed an accused molester had turned the dominant narrative on its head. In the early 1990s, a new narrative with remarkable staying power emerged: the child sex abuse cases were symptomatic of a 'moral panic' that h...
The Right to Die
Doctor-assisted suicide is legal in Oregon, Washington, Colorado, California, Washington D.C., and Vermont. As of January 2016, 991 patients have died by taking legally-backed drugs under supervision in Oregon according to CNN. This timely edition examines issues surrounding the right to die. The book takes a critical look at topics such as euthanasia, assisted suicide, the refusal of medical treatment, and life-sustaining treatment.
Unspeakable Acts
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Current Catalog
First multi-year cumulation covers six years: 1965-70.
Help Your Baby Learn
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National Union Catalog
Includes entries for maps and atlases.
A.O.C. Newsletter
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