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Growing Moral by Stephen C. Angle6/6/2023 ![]() ![]() While the issues identified may be real, the claims "exaggerate the seriousness, extent, typicality and/or inevitability of harm". Stanley Cohen, who developed the term, states that moral panic happens when "a condition, episode, person or group of persons emerges to become defined as a threat to societal values and interests". ![]() Moral panic can give rise to new laws aimed at controlling the community. 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. ![]() 1555 German print.Ī moral panic is a widespread feeling of fear, often an irrational one, that some evil person or thing threatens the values, interests, or well-being of a community or society. The witch-hunts in early modern Europe are a historical example of mass behavior potentially fueled by moral panic. ![]()
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