CRM 2302 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Moral Panic, Crystallization, Social Control

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Criminology
• Course: CRM 2302
• Professor: Patrick Savoie

Document Summary

Media and moral panics (goode and ben yehuda) The media has always played a centralized role in communicating the information in society and shaping moral panics. In order to remain relevant, we need to be aware of the changing media. Cohen looked at how 5 actors plated a role within moral panics and how they developed: press, public, law enforcement and legislator and action groups. The (cid:373)edia are e(cid:374)terprises or series of e(cid:374)terprises (cid:894)(cid:271)usi(cid:374)ess"s(cid:895: media can be connected through shared single ownership (time warner cable, act and work together for specific period of time/ specific event or circumstances, not permanent. Fluid conception: communicate information (based on what they do) aggregate. Types of media: tele(cid:448)isio(cid:374), radio, (cid:373)agazi(cid:374)es a(cid:374)d (cid:272)o(cid:373)i(cid:272) (cid:271)ooks, (cid:272)assettes a(cid:374)d cd"s, i(cid:374)ternet etc. Regardless of their shapes, all the different forms of media share an ability to communicate information to audiences that vary in sizes and shapes. Large ability to influence norms and moral panics and deviance is amplified.