Moral Panics Flow Diagram Flashcards
1
Q
Work of who?
A
Cohen
2
Q
Based on case of
A
Mods and Rockers
3
Q
Stage 1
A
Group of people perform some evil or anti social act
E.g football hooliganism
4
Q
Stage 2 - picked up
A
Media picks up story and uses it
5
Q
Stage 3 - media produce
A
Media produce headlines - groups are labelled as bad
6
Q
Stage 4 - readers
A
Stories catch readers interest
- more papers can be sold and more viewers gained by continuing story
7
Q
Stage 5 - what do the media do?
A
Media compete and exaggerate in order to produce a more interesting story
8
Q
Stage 6 - what happens because of this?
A
Further interest and fear is produced
- moral panic
- everyone wishing to strengthen present lows and introduce new ones
9
Q
More recent moral panics
A
Lone - parent families
- immigrants
- young Muslims
- pedophiles
- knife crime
- coronavirus
