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On folk devils, moral panics and new wave public health
Mannion, R. Small, Neil A.
Mannion, R.
Small, Neil A.
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2019-12
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(c) 2019 The Authors. This is an Open Access article distributed under the Creative Commons CC-BY license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0)
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New wave public health places an emphasis on exhorting individuals to engage in healthy behaviour with good health being a signifier of virtuous moral standing, whereas poor health is often associated with personal moral failings. In effect, the medical is increasingly being collapsed into the moral. This approach is consistent with other aspects of contemporary neoliberal governance, but it fuels moral panics and creates folk devils. We explore the implications and dysfunctional consequences of this new wave of public health policy in the context of the latest moral panic around obesity.
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Mannion R and Small NA (2019) On folk devils, moral panics and new wave public health. International Journal of Health Policy and Management. 8(12): 678-683.
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