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Cohens Moral Panic.

A moral panic is the intensity of feeling expressed in a population. It is about issues that may appear to threaten the social orders and conventions. Stanley Cohen who coined the term, says a moral panic occurs when "a condition, episode, person or group of persons emerges to become defined as a threat to societal values and interests.". He named deviant groups folk devils. Moral panic in media is divided into three sections; occurence and signification, social implications and social controls.
Occurence and signification randomly occurs and is seen by the media good enough to publish. The event is shown to worry people so gets alot of attention.
Social implications are connections that are made between events which become an occurence and get more popular and serious making the audience start to focus on the particular cubject. For example knife crime rising.
Social Controls is when a moral panic has a resolution which involves changing the law. This pleases the audience who feel threatened by the media.
Moral Panic has several distinct features. These are:
Concern- Must be awareness that the group of people or subject causes a negative impact on society.
Hostility- Hostility towards the group increases and they become folk devils. A division in society.
Consenus- It is accepted that the group in question of moral panic poses a threat to society.
Disproportionality- Action by the accused group to the moral panic is inconsistent.
Volatility- When the moral panic is unpredictable and disappears because of a decline in media. 

Taylor Momsen is seen as a social threat to mothers who think she sets a bad example for the younger generation of girls. She stars in the teenage tv programme Gossip girl and starred in the film Grinch at the age of 7. At 17, she is a full time smoker, dresses in provocative outfits such as lingerie to go out in and illegally drinks. This is not a good role model to young girls and teenagers because she is seen to be setting the wrong example and some young girls may aspire to be like her.