Evaluation Of Moral Panic

Question 1

The concept of moral panic is

critcher

Answer 1

Too abstract to be measurable

- subjective due to sensationalism and may be value laden

Question 2

Jewkes

Answer 2

Different levels of deviancy and responses

- not all panics are vulnerable - some are justified (eg paedophiles)

Question 3

McRobbie and Thornton

Answer 3

Now we have a diversity of media interpretations which can be interpreted in many ways - new media allows all groups to have a say
- audiences are sceptical and have access to many media sources - can do research to find the ‘truth’

Question 4

Jewkes the audience can

Answer 4

See past the media moral panic techniques - they are not all passive