A sociology of scandal and moral transgression: The Swedish 'Nannygate' scandal

Acta Sociologica

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 203-216

  Jacobsson, Kerstin ^a   Löfmarck, Erik ^a  

^a SÖDERTÖRN UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Durkheim; Moral transgression; Norms; Ritual; Scandal; Social drama; Sociology of morality

Indexed keywords

EID: 49349106949     PISSN: 00016993     EISSN: 15023869     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0001699308094166     Document Type: Review

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