moral panic

Question 1

what is sensationalise

Answer 1

causing events to seem more vivid/shocking than they are

Question 2

what is over-reporting

Answer 2

saying something happened more times than it did

Question 3

what is invasive

Answer 3

intruding on someones thoughts/privacy

Question 4

what is glamorising

Answer 4

making something seem better/more attractive than it is

Question 5

what is glorifying

Answer 5

describing an event as admirable

Question 6

what is misrepresenting

Answer 6

describing an event/opinion falsely

Question 7

what is scaremonger

Answer 7

spreading stories that cause public fear

Question 8

what is embellishing

Answer 8

adding/changing details to a story to make it more interesting

Question 9

what is concern

Answer 9

must be a belief that the behaviour of a group causes a negative effect on society

Question 10

what is hostility

Answer 10

when hostility increases they become folk devils and a clear division forms between them and sees them as a threat

Question 11

what is consensus

Answer 11

there must be a widespread acceptance that the group causes a real threat

Question 12

what is dis proportionality

Answer 12

an action taken is disproportionate to the threat

Question 13

what is volatility

Answer 13

moral panics are highly volatile/tend to disappear quickly