Neo-Marxism: Why the Media creates Moral Panics Flashcards
Which groups of people in society do the media show as committing the most crimes?
Ethnic minorities
Who found there was a moral panic around young black muggers in the 1970s?
Hall
What was the job situation for many black youths during the 1970s?
They were unemployed or in low wage jobs
How did a minority of the struggling black youths cope with the unemployment?
They started to mug people
What did Hall say the media did in response to a minority of black youths mugging people?
They portrayed the issue as being carried out by all young black people
Who were the folk devils due to this moral panic?
Young black people
What does Hall argue about why the Moral Panic was made?
It was to divert attention from capitalism not working
Police response to the moral panic
More likely to stop and search black people
What was a result of the response by the media among black youths?
Deviancy Amplification
