Sociology
A moral panic occurs when:
the media exaggerate reports of deviant groups, generating hostile reactions
children watch violent or sexually explicit films and then copy the behaviour
audiences challenge the ethnic stereotypes represented by the media
elitists express concern with the Americanization of culture
the media exaggerate reports of deviant groups, generating hostile reactions
The mass media have a significant role in representing and shaping people’s attitudes towards ‘immoral’ behaviour. The term ‘moral panic’ was introduced by Cohen (1972) to describe the way in which the media distort and exaggerate events, creating the idea that some groups or forms of behaviour are more problematic than they really are. Cohen gave the example of the mods and rockers of the 1960s, whom he said were represented as ‘folk devils’, generating social reactions of hostility. 384
the media exaggerate reports of deviant groups, generating hostile reactions The mass media have a significant role in representing and shaping people’s attitudes towards ‘immoral’ behaviour. The term ‘moral panic’ was introduced by Cohen (1972) to describe the way in which the media distort and exaggerate events, creating the idea that some groups or forms of behaviour are more problematic than they really are. Cohen gave the example of the mods and rockers of the 1960s, whom he said were represented as ‘folk devils’, generating social reactions of hostility. 384
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