Media Studies A-Level
Moral panic
What Moral panic means in Media Studies A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Moral panic
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A heightened, disproportionate public reaction in which the media identify a group, practice or new medium as a threat to shared values.
Topics that use Moral panic
- Media effects (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- Audience needs and gratification
- Critical audience reception
- Critique of early effects models
- Disproportion and amplification
- Folk devils and stereotyping
- Passive audience
- Repeated exposure over time
- Uniform effects
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