SOC 2700 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Rape Myth, Norm (Social), Moral Panic
23 Mar 2016
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Who starts the moral panic: claim-makers, moral entrepreneurs, moral crusaders. Females" deviance / crime (1) negaively labeling (2) removing negaive labels (1) grassroots model. Poliical leaders: use it to secure votes, present themselves as the savior for the moral panic (3) interest-group model. Media: gains raing when there is more moral panic. War on drugs (a) jusiicaion of occupaion o. Jusiicaion acions taken to eliminate these moral panics (b) gaining status: rise in status (c) increase resources / power o o. If you believe that law enforcement is protecing us correctly, then you will give them more resources to coninue protecing us. You will also give them more power to protect us even more (d) difusion: strengthened ies between branches / new branches created (e) escalaion: broadening of scope of law enforcement / sifer sentences: creates new laws. In the past female deviance was seen to be caused by madness and/or biology o o.
