User:Hazel42121/Moral panic

Information on Moral Panic:

Moral panic happens in stages, beginning with a triggering event. This is followed by amplification and heightened concern surrounding the event.
 * stages of moral panic:
 * triggering event
 * social constructionism of deviance/problem
 * amplification and heightened concern
 * media attention framing
 * creation of “folk devils”- cause/blame/scapegoat
 * disproportionality of response