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In sociology, a moral panic is a period of increased and widespread societal concern over some group or issue, in which the public reaction to such group or issue is disproportional to its actual threat. The concern is further fueled by mass media and moral entrepreneurs. Moral panics may result in legislative and/or long-lasting cultural ...
"We are waging moral war against Disney," tweeted Rufo, who has previously labeled Disney's diversity initiatives as "critical race theory." "We are directly targeting their public reputation.
Florida’s Education Department released four examples of portions of math books it rejected last Friday, saying the texts referred to critical race theory, or C
Views on public morality do change over time. Public views on which things are acceptable often move towards wider tolerance. Rapid shifts the other way are often characterised by moral panics, as in the shutting down of theatres a generation after Shakespeare's death by the English Puritans. It may also be applied to the morals of public life.
Examples of moral panic include the belief in widespread abduction of children by predatory pedophiles [9] [10] [11] and belief in ritual abuse of women and children by Satanic cults. [12] Some moral panics can become embedded in standard political discourse, [2] which include concepts such as the Red Scare, [13] racism, [14] [page needed] and ...
Pam Bondi, the former Florida attorney general who is now President-elect Donald Trump's pick to be U.S. attorney general, has always been a favorite among the state's ruling Republican class ...
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Moral Panic investigates three moral panics related to child molestation in the United States, the first of which occurred from 1908 to 1916, the second from 1935 to 1955, and the third which started in 1976 and continued to the end of the century. In the book, Jenkins describes how mass media, law-enforcement agencies, legislators and other ...