Deviancy Amplification and Moral Panics: Cohen Flashcards
Which 2 youth cultures did Cohen research?
Mods and Rockers
What did the mods and rockers do?
They fought each other on beaches
What is it called if a group is stagmatised by the media?
Folk Devils
Who were the Folk Devils in Cohen’s Study?
Mods and Rockers
What did Cohen find about the fights?
They were not actually very violent
What did the media do with their reports of the mods and rockers fights?
They made it seem like they were very violent
What was created due to the media reports on mods and rockers?
A Moral Panic
What was the result of the moral panic over mods and rockers?
Young people wanted to get involved in the fights
What was the impact of more people getting involved in the fights because of the moral panic in relation to the police?
The police dealt with these fights more frequently
