Name: Scroungers: Moral Panics and Media Myths
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Author: James Morrison
ISBN: 9781786992147

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Scroungers: Moral Panics and Media Myths

Type

Physical Book

Author

James Morrison

Publisher

Zed Books Ltd

Year

2019

Language

English

Pages

304

Format

Hardcover

ISBN13

9781786992147

Synopsis "Scroungers: Moral Panics and Media Myths "

Scroungers, sponges, leeches. These are just are some of the terms that are now used to describe the most vulnerable in our society, whether they are sick, disabled, or unemployed. Even the programs they draw from are often called “entitlements,” linking social assistance to something seen as self-serving. People who depend on welfare programs have long been a popular scapegoat for all manner of social ills, but in recent years hostility towards them has reached new levels of hysteria, with the “undeserving poor” blamed for everything from crime to rising levels of child abuse. While some of the press has played its role in fueling this hysteria, the proliferation of social media has added a disturbing new dimension to this process. Debunked posts about food stamp use or inner-city violence spread unabated and reinforce scare stories while normalizing the perception of poverty as a form of deviancy. In this provocative and illuminating new book, journalist and researcher James Morrison explores and analyzes the ways in which the poor are portrayed both in print and online, and how it affects the beliefs of those who consume this media. He also puts these attitudes into a wider context showing how they can lead to a breakdown in social trust and community cohesion and further hurt the very people who need the most help.

James Morrison

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Associate Professor of Psychiatry at Oregon Health and Science University in Portland. He has extensive experience in both the private and public sectors. Through his acclaimed practical books –including the most recent, Diagnosis Made Easier, Second Edition and DSM-5 Made Easy: The Clinician’s Guide to Diagnosis–, Dr. Morrison has guided hundreds of thousands of mental health professionals and students through the complexities of clinical assessment and diagnosis. His website (www.guilford.com/jm) offers further discussion and additional resources related to psychiatric diagnosis and the DSM-5.

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