crime& deviance - moral panic 0.0 / 5 ? SociologyCrime and devianceA2/A-levelAQA Created by: lilyodellCreated on: 01-03-19 10:10 what is moral panic? an over exaggerated reaction by society by the media which engages the problem out of proportion 1 of 15 what is the group called that the media identify? the folk devil 2 of 15 who are the folk devil? a group identified as a major threat to public order and social orders 3 of 15 who are an example of folk devil? the 'black mugger' 4 of 15 how does research demonstrate the media creating a moral panic? making the problem bigger than it actually is 5 of 15 what group are an example of causing a moral panic? mods and rockers 6 of 15 what are the three elements Cohen suggested the media created based on the mods and rockers? exaggeration & distortion, prediction and symbolisation 7 of 15 what does Cohen suggest by exaggeration and distortion? the media will exaggerate the number of people involved 8 of 15 what does Cohen suggest by prediction? the media would predict that there would be further conflict 9 of 15 what does Cohen suggest by symbolisation? the mods and rockers clothes, bikes and hairstyles were negatively labelled 10 of 15 what does the key term deviance amplification spiral mean? it is a term used to refer to the way levels of deviance or crime can be increased by the societal reaction to deviance itself 11 of 15 what created the deviance amplification spiral? the media which then caused SFP, this is because the mods and rockers were being labelled negatively which encouraged them to carry on 12 of 15 what is an example of deviance amplification spiral? terrorism, London riots, black mugger 13 of 15 how can this study be evaluated? we believe everything on the media, but not everything is true 14 of 15 what is a criticism to moral panic? the way we react is all over reacted 15 of 15
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