Moral panic
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moral-panic-165-2214150
title:
Moral panic
text:
A moral panic is a widespread feeling of fear that some evil person or thing threatens the values, interests, or well-being of a community or society. It is "the process of arousing social concern over an issue", usually perpetuated by moral entrepreneurs and mass media coverage, and exacerbated by politicians and lawmakers. Moral panic can give rise to new laws aimed at controlling the community. Stanley Cohen, who developed the term, states that moral panic happens when "a condition, episode,
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Fear that some evil threatens society
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moral_panic
date created:
2003-01-02T14:13:30Z
date modified:
2024-08-29T06:39:30Z
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