Frank Füredi

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Biography: About: Sociologist, commentator and author, see http://www.frankfuredi.com/index.php/about/article/186 Education: Career: Current position/role: also writes/written for: Other roles/Main role: Professor of Sociology at the University of Kent Other activities: Disclosures: Viewpoints/Insight: Broadcast media: Video: Controversy/Criticism: Awards/Honours: Scoops: Other:

Books & Debate: http://www.frankfuredi.com/index.php/about/article/188 Latest work: Speaking/Appearances: Current debate:

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Articles: Woolwich murder: They killed, then they performed - these men should be starved of our attention - This was a horrific act of violence but it's important we don't over-react, says the eminent sociologist and author of Invitation to Terror - 23rd May 2013 Despite what the DSM implies, medical intervention is not always the answer to mental health issues - You don't need to be a mental health professional to take an interest in the recently published fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders - 18th May 2013 Is questioning tweeting teens or investigating historical crimes the best use of police time? - It could be argued that policing social media over dealing with anti-social violence is purely to appear to be doing something. And what purpose can Yewtree really serve? - 23rd April 2013 Unruly children: How did ‘discipline’ become a dirty word? - The term now implies an abuse of power. And punishment of children is frequently represented as a violation of human rights - 26th March 2013 University students - are they toddlers or young adults? - Walking with mum and dad on campus used to be seen as a marker for social death. Today parents are everywhere. Why must we infantilise academic life? - 8th March 2013 The 20th anniversary of James Bulger's death: a tragic episode and its shameful legacy - British society has become so morally distanced from childhood that it has lost the ability to make a moral distinction between it and adulthood - 12th February 2013 Our rush to sue hurts patients and pupils - Britain’s compensation culture is damaging the quality of public services - 9th September 2012

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