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Moral Panics

Entire Wikipedia Article Here A moral panic can be defined as "the intensity of feeling expressed by a large number of people about a specific group of people who appear to threaten the social order at a given time." Stanley Cohen, author of the seminal Folk Devils and Moral Panics (1973), says moral panic occurs when "[a] condition, episode, person or group of persons emerges to become defined as a threat to societal values and interests." Those who start the panic when they fear a threat... This is a summary only, to see the rest of the article, visit http://sexoffenderissues.blogspot.com.

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