Moral Panics
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- Created on: 03-04-18 12:46
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- Moral Panics
- Stanley Cohen
- He found that negative labelling in the media of certain behaviours result in deviant actions
- For example, the mods and rockers
- The media exaggerate language which blows the situation out of control
- He says this leads to a moral panic
- A moral panic is an exaggerate over reaction by society to a problem which is driven by the media
- He found that negative labelling in the media of certain behaviours result in deviant actions
- Moral Panic
- Step 1
- The media identity a group called folk devils or who are a threat to societal values
- Step 2
- The media present the folk devils in a negative, stereotypical fashion
- Step 3
- Moral entrepreneurs, editions, police etc condemn/ punish the folk devils and it's behaviour
- However....
- Although this could crackdown the folk devils behaviour
- It could also lead to a self fulfilling prophecy that amplified the problem that caused the moral panic
- Deviant Amplification Spiral
- It could also lead to a self fulfilling prophecy that amplified the problem that caused the moral panic
- Although this could crackdown the folk devils behaviour
- Step 1
- Criticisms
- McRobbie and Thornton
- Moral panics are an outdates concept because...
- The frequency of them has decreased making them no longer newsworthy
- Normally they would scapegoat a group however now there are many viewpoints and values
- People try to create their own one for their benefit
- There is the possibility that by creating a moral panic it will rebound of them
- Stanley Cohen
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