Moral Entrepreneur
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 18939147 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Mary De Young (Grand Valley State University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Pages | 1-4 |
| Publication date | 2017-09-14 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | OTHER |
| Venue | The Blackwell Encyclopedia of Sociology (JOURNAL) |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/9781405165518.wbeosm122.pub2 |
| OpenAlex | W4247031299 |
| ISBN | 9781405165518 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 5 |
A moral entrepreneur takes on the task of protecting society from alleged threats to its moral order. Whether as a rule‐creator or as a rule‐enforcer, a moral entrepreneur uses public fora, the international media, and social media to advance an agenda. More than just a “meddling busybody,” a moral entrepreneur plays a significant role in the social construction of a social problem, the fomenting of a social movement, as well as in a moral crusade or a moral panic, and in moral regulation initiatives. The moral entrepreneur has been of interest to sociologists ever since Howard Becker coined the term more than a half‐century ago
Economics · Environmental ethics · Law and economics · Moral authority · Moral disengagement · Moral order · Moral panic · Political science · Social science · Sociology · Crime, Deviance, and Social Control · Gothic Literature and Media Analysis · Law · Philosophy · Psychology of Social Influence
| Highly cited | No |
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