2025 Sociology 202 Final Exam Verified Questions & Answers Introduction to
Sociology II Graded A+
when |was |the |term |"moral |panic" |popularized |and |by |who? |- |answers1972, |Stanley |Cohen
What |is |a |Moral |Panic |- |answersa |group/ |activity |that |are |defined |as |threatening |societal |values |to |
create |anxiety |among |general |public |by |the |media
what |did |Cohen |focus |his |work |on |- |answers-Media's |reaction |to |youth |disturbances |in |Clacton |1964
-Mods |and |Rockers
-small |time |vandalism |reported |as |a |'day |of |terror' |
-out |of |proportion |to |any |real |threat
what |does |Goode |and |Ben-Yehuda |argue |about |the |folk |devil |stereotyping? |- |answersthe |actions |of |
the |group |are |stereotyped |as |selfish |and |evil |and |steps |need |to |be |taken |to |neutralize |their |action |- |
predicts |more |problems |will |arise |if |the |"folk |devils" |aren't |dealt |with
what |do |Goode |and |Ben-Yehuda |argue |about |the |nature |of |moral |panics |- |answersmoral |panics |erupt
|suddenly, |and |often |disappear |suddenly |but |leave |a |lasting |legacy
what |does |Thornton |argue |about |the |social |reaction |to |a |moral |panic |- |answerscan |create |potential |
for |further |problems |because |fear |can |be |attractive. |Example: |acid |house
4 |main |contemporary |examples |of |a |moral |panic |- |answers1. |raves |and |ectasy |
2. |refugees |and |asylum |seekers |
3. |binge |drinking |
4. |hoodies
what |did |the |1980s |moral |panic |of |ravers |and |ecstasy |use |lea |to? |- |answersthe |passing |of |the |
criminal |justice |act |in |1990 |which |banned |the |illegal |parties
when |does |the |media |construct |moral |panic? |- |answerswhen |society |is |in |an |era |of |social |breakdown
what |was |the |result |of |the |term |hoodie |being |popularized |in |2007- |2009 |- |answersbecame |symbol |of |
the |growing |youth |culture |in |the |UK |but |then |sales |soured |as |youth |realized |that |they |upset |people |
in |authority |by |wearing |them |(act |of |resistance)
4 |reasons |that |moral |panics |occur |- |answers1. |reaction |to |social |change
2. |means |of |making |a |profit |
3. |serving |RC |ideology |
4. |reflection |of |peoples |real |fears
, what |do |Cohen |and |Young |argue |about |the |assumption |journalists |and |editors |make |when |creating |a |
moral |panic |- |answersthey |assume |consensual |nature |of |society |so |'problem |groups' |become |
newsworthy |as |they |believe |it |is |giving |the |public |what |it |wasn't |when |it |reflects |their |concerns
how |do |moral |panics |create |profit |- |answerstabloids |and |other |news |outlets |benefit |from |moral |
panic. |Fear |or |rebellion |used |as |a |selling |point |for |youth.
what |happens |when |a |moral |panic |exhausts |its |cycle |of |newsworthiness? |- |answersjournalists |
abandon |the |issue |because |they |assume |consumer |has |lost |interest. |however |the |social |problem |still |
exists.
what |3 |ideological |factors |does |Hall |argue |moral |panics |serve? |- |answers1. |divide |and |rule
2. |divert |attention |away |from |the |mismanagement |of |capitalism
3. |justifies |repressive |laws |and |policing |towards |'problem |groups'
stages |of |moral |panic |(8) |- |answers1. |initial |tabloid |report |
2. |sensational |headlines |
3. |follow |up |stories |
4. |moral |entrepreuners |have |their |say |(politicians) |
5. |media |predicts |more |problems |
6. |public |anxiety |increases |
7. |problem |group |engages |
8. |deviancy |amplification |occurs |and |blown |out |of |proportion
debating |moral |panics- |McRobbie |and |Thornton's |(5) |- |answers1. |'society' |not |monolithic |but |a
|'plurality |of |reactions' |
2. |proliferation |and |diversification |of |media |
3. |proliferation |of |pressure |groups- |folk |devils |fight |back |
4. |commercial |exploitation |of |moral |panics |
5. |successes |of |concept: |social |control |agencies |wary |of |over-reaction
players |in |moral |panics |- |answersmedia, |interests |groups, |police, |politicians, |public
5 |elements |of |attribution |theory |- |answers1. |concern
2. |hostility |
3. |consensus |
4. |disproportionality |
5. |volatility
Sociology II Graded A+
when |was |the |term |"moral |panic" |popularized |and |by |who? |- |answers1972, |Stanley |Cohen
What |is |a |Moral |Panic |- |answersa |group/ |activity |that |are |defined |as |threatening |societal |values |to |
create |anxiety |among |general |public |by |the |media
what |did |Cohen |focus |his |work |on |- |answers-Media's |reaction |to |youth |disturbances |in |Clacton |1964
-Mods |and |Rockers
-small |time |vandalism |reported |as |a |'day |of |terror' |
-out |of |proportion |to |any |real |threat
what |does |Goode |and |Ben-Yehuda |argue |about |the |folk |devil |stereotyping? |- |answersthe |actions |of |
the |group |are |stereotyped |as |selfish |and |evil |and |steps |need |to |be |taken |to |neutralize |their |action |- |
predicts |more |problems |will |arise |if |the |"folk |devils" |aren't |dealt |with
what |do |Goode |and |Ben-Yehuda |argue |about |the |nature |of |moral |panics |- |answersmoral |panics |erupt
|suddenly, |and |often |disappear |suddenly |but |leave |a |lasting |legacy
what |does |Thornton |argue |about |the |social |reaction |to |a |moral |panic |- |answerscan |create |potential |
for |further |problems |because |fear |can |be |attractive. |Example: |acid |house
4 |main |contemporary |examples |of |a |moral |panic |- |answers1. |raves |and |ectasy |
2. |refugees |and |asylum |seekers |
3. |binge |drinking |
4. |hoodies
what |did |the |1980s |moral |panic |of |ravers |and |ecstasy |use |lea |to? |- |answersthe |passing |of |the |
criminal |justice |act |in |1990 |which |banned |the |illegal |parties
when |does |the |media |construct |moral |panic? |- |answerswhen |society |is |in |an |era |of |social |breakdown
what |was |the |result |of |the |term |hoodie |being |popularized |in |2007- |2009 |- |answersbecame |symbol |of |
the |growing |youth |culture |in |the |UK |but |then |sales |soured |as |youth |realized |that |they |upset |people |
in |authority |by |wearing |them |(act |of |resistance)
4 |reasons |that |moral |panics |occur |- |answers1. |reaction |to |social |change
2. |means |of |making |a |profit |
3. |serving |RC |ideology |
4. |reflection |of |peoples |real |fears
, what |do |Cohen |and |Young |argue |about |the |assumption |journalists |and |editors |make |when |creating |a |
moral |panic |- |answersthey |assume |consensual |nature |of |society |so |'problem |groups' |become |
newsworthy |as |they |believe |it |is |giving |the |public |what |it |wasn't |when |it |reflects |their |concerns
how |do |moral |panics |create |profit |- |answerstabloids |and |other |news |outlets |benefit |from |moral |
panic. |Fear |or |rebellion |used |as |a |selling |point |for |youth.
what |happens |when |a |moral |panic |exhausts |its |cycle |of |newsworthiness? |- |answersjournalists |
abandon |the |issue |because |they |assume |consumer |has |lost |interest. |however |the |social |problem |still |
exists.
what |3 |ideological |factors |does |Hall |argue |moral |panics |serve? |- |answers1. |divide |and |rule
2. |divert |attention |away |from |the |mismanagement |of |capitalism
3. |justifies |repressive |laws |and |policing |towards |'problem |groups'
stages |of |moral |panic |(8) |- |answers1. |initial |tabloid |report |
2. |sensational |headlines |
3. |follow |up |stories |
4. |moral |entrepreuners |have |their |say |(politicians) |
5. |media |predicts |more |problems |
6. |public |anxiety |increases |
7. |problem |group |engages |
8. |deviancy |amplification |occurs |and |blown |out |of |proportion
debating |moral |panics- |McRobbie |and |Thornton's |(5) |- |answers1. |'society' |not |monolithic |but |a
|'plurality |of |reactions' |
2. |proliferation |and |diversification |of |media |
3. |proliferation |of |pressure |groups- |folk |devils |fight |back |
4. |commercial |exploitation |of |moral |panics |
5. |successes |of |concept: |social |control |agencies |wary |of |over-reaction
players |in |moral |panics |- |answersmedia, |interests |groups, |police, |politicians, |public
5 |elements |of |attribution |theory |- |answers1. |concern
2. |hostility |
3. |consensus |
4. |disproportionality |
5. |volatility
