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C/ID lesson 1 recap

FOLK DEVILS

Theory author : Stanley Cohen

Devised: 1972
Definition: A person thing held to be a bad influence on society
Examples: Immigrants , muslims, teenagers



Book: Folk and moral panics, the creation of mods and Rockers

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MORAL PANIC

the author of the theory 'moral panic' is Stanley Cohen
the date of the theory was first devised in 1972
examples of the theory, mods and rockers are the examples of moral panic, the media sparked a controversy through exaggeration on news coverage.