Moral Panics

Question 1

Moral panic

Answer 1

Where the media exaggerates or distorts events creating a fear among the public

Question 2

Mods and rockers

Answer 2

In 1964 fights broke out that weren’t very serious however journalist exaggerates what happened is about mods and rockers hate each other. Although they didn’t. After the coverage youths separated to either mods and rockers and then the news predicted violence

Question 3

Marxist view: Hall

Answer 3

Moral panics are created to divert attention from ruling class, there was a moral panic about mugging in the 1970s we stop people talking about capitalism, I think minorities are used as scapegoats

Question 4

Pluralists

Answer 4

Believe media is telling the truth

Question 5

Critical, McRobbie and Thornton

Answer 5

We are more aware of them exaggerated everyone watches different news as is too fragmented

Question 6

Thornton raves parties

Answer 6

Studied this moral panic, as the media attention on drug taking added to the attraction for young people

Question 7

Folk devil

Answer 7

Name given to a deviant group