Moral Crusades in an Age of Mistrust The Jimmy Savile Scandal
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.
Keywords
Social ScienceChildren's StudiesCriminologySociologyMarriage & FamilySociology of ReligionFamily & RelationshipsLife StagesAnthropologyCultural & Social
2013Book
Author(s)Frank Furedi
PublisherPalgrave Macmillan UK
ISBN9781137338013
LanguageEnglish
