How did the media represent it and was it accurate?
As Mods and Rockers being hell bent on destruction though there was little serious violence or vandalism, most young people there didn't identify with either group
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What is the deviancy amplification spiral?
Media coverage leads to large public concern about groups, police make more arrests, media report more deviance, young people identify with one group
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How was the moral panic created?
Reaction of the media labels the group as folk devils, they become symbols of whats wrong with society, They challenge norms so people hate them
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What are more modern moral panics about?
Young people being deviant and as Critcher says also child abuse and violent films affecting young viewers
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What may the media's reaction to deviance lead to?
Deviancy amplification spiral, moral panic and more authoritarian forms of control
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How did the media represent it and was it accurate?
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As Mods and Rockers being hell bent on destruction though there was little serious violence or vandalism, most young people there didn't identify with either group
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