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A semi-spontaneous or media-generated mass movement based on the perception that an individual, group, community, or culture is dangerously deviant and poses a menace to society. A public outcry.
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Moral panic — Preparing to burn a witch in 1544. Witch hunts are an example of mass behavior fueled by moral panic. A moral panic is the intensity of feeling expressed in a population about an issue that appears to threaten the social order.[1] According to… … Wikipedia
moral panic — The process of arousing social concern over an issue usually the work of moral entrepreneurs (see moral enterprise ) and the mass media. The concept was used most forcefully by Stanley Cohen in Folk Devils and Moral Panics (1971), with reference… … Dictionary of sociology
panic — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ blind, complete, mad (esp. BrE), pure, sheer, total, utter ▪ mild, minor (esp. BrE) … Collocations dictionary
moral enterprise — Within labelling theory, there is an interest in how rules are produced and enforced, an issue which Howard Becker (inOutsiders) calls the theory of moral enterprise. Moral enterprise thus refers to the processes involved in creating an awareness … Dictionary of sociology
moral crusade — A social movement which campaigns around a symbolic or moral issue such as alcohol or pornography. Classic sociological accounts of moral crusades include JosephR. Gusfield s study of the Temperance Movement, Symbolic Crusade (1963), and,… … Dictionary of sociology
Panic Button Records — was a record label which was formed in Chicago, Illinois in 1997. It was co owned by Ben Weasel and John Jughead, both members of Screeching Weasel. In 1998 the label was purchased by Lookout! Records when Screeching Weasel resigned to Lookout!.… … Wikipedia
Panic Room — Infobox Film name = Panic Room image size = caption = Theatrical poster director = David Fincher producer = Ceán Chaffin Judy Hofflund David Koepp Gavin Polone writer = David Koepp narrator = starring = Jodie Foster Kristen Stewart Forest… … Wikipedia
Panic in Year Zero! — Infobox Film name = Panic in Year Zero! image size = caption = director = Ray Milland producer = Arnold Houghland Lou Rusoff writer = Ward Moore (stories) John Morton Jay Simms starring = Ray Milland Jean Hagen Frankie Avalon music = Les Baxter… … Wikipedia
moral — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 practical lesson VERB + MORAL ▪ draw ▪ There are clear morals to be drawn from the failure of these companies. PREPOSITION ▪ moral to ▪ … Collocations dictionary
Pánico moral — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda En sociología, un pánico moral es una reacción de un grupo de personas basada en la percepción falsa o exagerada de algún comportamiento cultural o de grupo, frecuentemente de un grupo minoritario o de una subcultura … Wikipedia Español
