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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 ...
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 ...
The End Bad Governance protests, widely known by the hashtags #EndBadGovernance or #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria, were a series of decentralized mass protests in Nigeria [7] that mainly occurred from 1 August to 10 August 2024, triggered by the rising cost of living in the country.
Africa: A Voyage of Discovery was a series about the history of Africa with Basil Davidson.It was produced in a collaboration between Channel 4, the Nigerian Television Authority and RM Arts in 1984 and consisted of eight parts in four episodes.
Human rights in Nigeria are protected under the current constitution of 1999. [1] While Nigeria has made major improvements in human rights under this constitution, the American Human Rights Report of 2012 notes several areas where more improvement is needed, which includes: [2] abuses by Boko Haram, killings by government forces, lack of social equality and issues with freedom of speech.
The moral panic over a scene of drag queens feasting at the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics set off a firestorm of outrage from religious conservatives and politicians who believed the ...
In my opinion, as long as reputable news sources call anxiety over something a moral panic, and they don't just retell a study or exaggerate a scholar's claim, it can be used as an example of moral panic. However, we should mention the fact that some "moral panics" are considered legitimate concerns over certain things by some people (such as ...
The pursuit of folk devils frequently intensifies into a mass movement that is called a moral panic. When a moral panic is in full swing, the folk devils are the subject of loosely organized but pervasive campaigns of hostility through gossip and the spreading of urban legends. The mass media sometimes get in on the act or attempt to create new ...