Moral Panics
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- Created on: 30-04-17 14:41
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- Moral Panics
- Based on false/ exaggerated ideas that certain groups misbehave and cause menace to society
- Referred to by Cohen as the 'folk devil'
- Fuelled by false media coverage of social issues
- Cohen studied the mods and rockers in the 60s. He noted how the media used symbolic shorthand to stereotype the folk devil
- Lifecycle of a moral panic:
- Step 1. Group or activity gains media attention
- Step 2. Media gives the group particular characteristics, making them identifiable
- Step 3. Moral entrepreneurs react to media and condemn the group
- Step 4: Rise in reporting of the group to the police
- Step 5. Agencies stamp down on the groups behaviours
- Step 6. Deviance is amplified, as the group is over-policed
- Cohen identified the media as moral crusaders.
- Media played a part in the creation of a moral panic
- They want to swell public opinion, for the authorities to forma 'moral clampdown' on the group
- Media played a part in the creation of a moral panic
- MILLER AND REILLY
- Moral panics are used to soften public opinion, this acts as a form of ideological control
- Media coverage over Islamic Terrorism
- Brought in the Terrorism Act 2000, this took away civil liberties, though the public were not told of this
- Media coverage over Islamic Terrorism
- Moral panics are used to soften public opinion, this acts as a form of ideological control
- Moral panics happen as a reaction to rapid social change, this serves ruling-class ideology and makes profit for media owners
- CRITICISMS
- MCROBBIE & THORNTON
- Moral panics are an outdated concept. We're now so used to moral panics, that we take no notice of them
- We do not have a single response to media messages, as we have such a diverse variety of media
- New Media means that the folk-devils can have their view-points and opinions heard
- MCROBBIE & THORNTON
- Based on false/ exaggerated ideas that certain groups misbehave and cause menace to society
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