Moral Panic From Representation If Ethnic Minority

Question 1

Event

Answer 1

Man in wheelchair gets beaten up by teenagers

Question 2

Sensification

Answer 2

Public become sensitive to the Issue

Question 3

Witch hunt

Answer 3

Film ‘the wheelchair’ get blamed for sending out negative ideas about the disabled
- blamed for being the main cause of the teenagers beating up the man

Question 4

Amplification

Answer 4

Doctors and the government talk about the scapegoat as fact

Question 5

Panic

Answer 5

People looking past the original inside jt only focusing on the movie
- people worrying that the film could cause more attacks

Question 6

Counter action

Answer 6

Government and legislation agrees to take action against the movie

Question 7

Marxists

Answer 7

Would explain the representation as using moral panic as an ideological tool to divert attention of exploitation onto a scapegoat

Question 8

Neo Marxists

Answer 8

Would explain the representation as reflecting the limited numbers of ethnic minority journalists/ editors

Question 9

Pluralists

Answer 9

Explain the representation as reflecting the real concerns and worries of the audience