Unit 1 - topic 1.5

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What is Stanley Cohens definition of a moral panic?
a moral panic happens when "a condition, episode, person or group of persons emerges to become defined as a threat to societal values and interests"
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According to Leslie Wilkins what is a deviance amplification spiral?
small initial deviation may spiral into ever increasing significance through processes of labelling and over reaching
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What is a stereotype?
a widely held but fixed and over simplified image or idea of a particular type of person or thing
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What are moral entrepreneurs according to Howard becker?
those who call for or enact a "crackdown" on folk devils involved in moral panics
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What is the DDA (Dangerous Dogs Act)?
makes it illegal to own, breed, sell from, breed from, give as a present some japanese breeds and pitbull breeds etc
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What is a "canine class issue" according to Lodge and Hodge?
pitbull owners are often labelled and stigmatised by the media as irresponsible, lower class living on a council estate
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