The Campus 'Rape Crisis' as Moral Panic.

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  • Author(s): Stewart, Matthew
  • Source:
    Academic Questions. Jun2016, Vol. 29 Issue 2, p177-187. 11p.
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    • Abstract:
      The article discusses the rape crisis at U.S. campuses as a cause of moral panic. Topics covered include the study of moral panics as a discreet area of academic specialization, the components of a tribal moral community, and the campus climate of ever-expanding indignation and self-righteousness. Also mentioned is how the definition of sexual assault has become so broad to encompass almost all romantic contact.