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Social agents of all kinds are often using fearmongering as a tactic in the competition for attention, as illustrated by the examples below. [3] [5] Fearmongering can have strong psychological effects, which may be intended or unintended. One hypothesized effect is mean world syndrome in which people perceive the world as more dangerous than it ...
First to name the phenomenon, Stanley Cohen investigated a series of "moral panics" in his 1972 book Folk Devils and Moral Panics. [7] In the book, Cohen describes the reaction among the British public to the seaside rivalry between the "mod" and "rocker" youth subcultures of the 1960s and 1970s. In a moral panic, Cohen says, "the untypical is ...
Yet, the rhetoric surrounding the debate is reminiscent of a debate that happened 20 years ago, over another controversial immigration measure. In late 2005, The Op-Ed: Fearmongering won’t solve ...
Such laws required people of non-white ethnic groups to reside in geographically defined areas of the town or city, preventing them from moving to areas inhabited by whites. Restrictive covenants were also introduced in response to the influx of black migrants during the Great Migration and constituted clauses written into deeds that prohibited ...
From unanimity to ‘fear mongering’: How the raucous Supreme Court term turned in Trump’s favor John Fritze, Tierney Sneed and Devan Cole, CNN July 3, 2024 at 2:00 AM
José Clemente Orozco's painting The Demagogue. A demagogue (/ ˈ d ɛ m ə ˌ ɡ ɒ ɡ /; from Ancient Greek δημαγωγός (dēmagōgós) ' popular leader, mob leader '; from Ancient Greek δῆμος (dêmos) ' people, populace ' and ἀγωγός (agōgós) ' leading, guiding '), [1] or rabble-rouser, [2] [3] is a political leader in a democracy who gains popularity by arousing the ...
Culture of fear (or climate of fear) is the concept which describes the pervasive feeling of fear in a given group, often due to actions taken by leaders. The term was popularized by Frank Furedi [1] [2] and has been more recently popularized by the American sociologist Barry Glassner.
Sam Wineman, a producer and director on Shudder’s fall 2022 Queer for Fear: The History of Queer Horror docuseries, has filed a lawsuit that names AMC Networks, Shudder, executive producer Bryan ...