Moral Panics. Learning Outcomes All will know and understand Stanley Cohen’s theory of moral...

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Moral Panics

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Page 1: Moral Panics. Learning Outcomes All will know and understand Stanley Cohen’s theory of moral panics. Most will understand how this links to Naomi Klein’s.

Moral Panics

Page 2: Moral Panics. Learning Outcomes All will know and understand Stanley Cohen’s theory of moral panics. Most will understand how this links to Naomi Klein’s.

Learning Outcomes• All will know and understand Stanley Cohen’s theory of

moral panics.

• Most will understand how this links to Naomi Klein’s Shock Doctrine.

• Some will be able to identify contemporary moral panics in the mass media.

Page 3: Moral Panics. Learning Outcomes All will know and understand Stanley Cohen’s theory of moral panics. Most will understand how this links to Naomi Klein’s.

The Daily Mail• How, and why, does The Daily Mail aim to shock

audiences with its headline content?

Page 4: Moral Panics. Learning Outcomes All will know and understand Stanley Cohen’s theory of moral panics. Most will understand how this links to Naomi Klein’s.

Moral Panics• What are moral panics?

Page 5: Moral Panics. Learning Outcomes All will know and understand Stanley Cohen’s theory of moral panics. Most will understand how this links to Naomi Klein’s.

Moral Panics• They relate directly to The Effects Model.

• Moral panic was a term first used by Stan Cohen (1972) for a process where “a condition, episode, person or group … emerge to become defined as a threat to social values and interests”

Page 6: Moral Panics. Learning Outcomes All will know and understand Stanley Cohen’s theory of moral panics. Most will understand how this links to Naomi Klein’s.

Moral Panics• They relate directly to The Effects Model.

• Moral panic was a term first used by Stan Cohen (1972) for a process where “a condition, episode, person or group … emerge to become defined as a threat to social values and interests”

• IT IS THEREFORE A THEORY ABOUT POWER – WHAT OTHER THEORY DOES THIS LINK TO?

Page 7: Moral Panics. Learning Outcomes All will know and understand Stanley Cohen’s theory of moral panics. Most will understand how this links to Naomi Klein’s.

Moral Panics• It has become a way of promoting censorship and

controlling the fears of the mass audience.

• Television has become a victim of the this moral panic.

• A perfect (satirical) example of a moral panic.

• http://youtu.be/0YOh-rpvjYg?t=58s

Page 8: Moral Panics. Learning Outcomes All will know and understand Stanley Cohen’s theory of moral panics. Most will understand how this links to Naomi Klein’s.

Moral Panics - article• Read through the handout.

• Highlight, and take notes on what you think the key points of the article are.

Page 9: Moral Panics. Learning Outcomes All will know and understand Stanley Cohen’s theory of moral panics. Most will understand how this links to Naomi Klein’s.

Moral Panics - article• Read through the handout.

• Highlight, and take notes on what you think the key points of the article are.

In pairs list as many issues/debates within contemporary society,

particularly the news media, that have caused moral panic.

Page 10: Moral Panics. Learning Outcomes All will know and understand Stanley Cohen’s theory of moral panics. Most will understand how this links to Naomi Klein’s.

In pairs list as many issues/debates within contemporary society,

particularly the news media, that have caused moral panic.

Page 11: Moral Panics. Learning Outcomes All will know and understand Stanley Cohen’s theory of moral panics. Most will understand how this links to Naomi Klein’s.

Moral Panics - article• Read through the handout.

• Highlight, and take notes on what you think the key points of the article are.

In pairs list as many issues/debates within contemporary society,

particularly the news media, that have caused moral panic.

What are some of the techniques often used to promote a moral panic?

Page 12: Moral Panics. Learning Outcomes All will know and understand Stanley Cohen’s theory of moral panics. Most will understand how this links to Naomi Klein’s.

The Shock Doctrine (Naomi Klein)

• Video contains some sensitive/disturbing images.

• Watch the video: What is Klein’s hypothesis of the contemporary mass media?

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aSF0e6oO_tw

Page 13: Moral Panics. Learning Outcomes All will know and understand Stanley Cohen’s theory of moral panics. Most will understand how this links to Naomi Klein’s.

Leonard Berkowitz• He wrote about “frustration aggression theory”.

• Berkowitz, an American, believed that violent content frustrated audiences, and led to increased levels of aggression.

Page 14: Moral Panics. Learning Outcomes All will know and understand Stanley Cohen’s theory of moral panics. Most will understand how this links to Naomi Klein’s.

Seymour Feshbach• He wrote about “catharsis theory”.

• Catharsis = to be cleansed, or purged, by a sense of emotional release.

• Feshbach, also an American, believed that violent content actually reduced audiences’ levels of aggression, as it gave them a sense of release.

Page 15: Moral Panics. Learning Outcomes All will know and understand Stanley Cohen’s theory of moral panics. Most will understand how this links to Naomi Klein’s.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3bozxgVQ9m0

• On a scale of 1 to 10, how aggressive do you feel?

1 = 10 =

Page 16: Moral Panics. Learning Outcomes All will know and understand Stanley Cohen’s theory of moral panics. Most will understand how this links to Naomi Klein’s.

http://youtu.be/HziG9DBfJf0 • On a scale of 1 to 10, how aggressive do you feel?

1 = 10 =

Page 17: Moral Panics. Learning Outcomes All will know and understand Stanley Cohen’s theory of moral panics. Most will understand how this links to Naomi Klein’s.

Debate• Violence in the media has created a culture of violence, normalised

acts of aggression and lead to lack of empathy in society.