moral panic
collocation in Englishmeaningsofmoralandpanic
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moral
adjective
uk/ˈmɒr.əl/us/ˈmɔːr.əl/
relating to the standards of good or bad behaviour, fairness, honesty, etc. that each person believes in, rather than ...
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panic
noun[C usually singular, U]
uk/ˈpæn.ɪk/us/ˈpæn.ɪk/
a sudden strong feeling of fear that prevents reasonable thought ...
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(Definition ofmoralandpanicfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofmoral panic
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Critics maintain that this atmosphere amounted to amoralpanic, which reached its peak in the mid-1980s.
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This led to amoralpanicconcerning video nasties as coined by tabloid newspapers.
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The pursuit of folk devils frequently intensifies into a mass movement that is called amoralpanic.
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Media reports sparked amoralpanicsurrounding rave parties and drug use at venues.
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In many respects the scene was set for amoralpanic, yet a major panic did not materialize.
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Davis might have written an account of national and governmentalmoralpanic.
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This crisis of public spirit, however, was not limited to the political world : themoralpanicof the mid-1750s concerned the whole of society.
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One might wonder how backlash is distinct from amoralpanic, racial threat, or symbolic racism exploited by elite appeals.
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In a period of heightened anxiety about crime and disorder that infused elite commentary withmoralpanic, the image of the highwayman nonetheless continued to be glorified rather than condemned.
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On one level this provides an opportunity for re-assessing the concept of themoralpanicby picking up on a moment when incidents failed to spark a major fear.
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We are too often subject tomoralpanicin considering children's attitudes.
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However, we do not wish to encouragemoralpanicby encouraging citizens to report anyone without relevant suspicions.
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The danger is that a justifiable concern in some cases turns into a 'moralpanic' that is wilfully disproportionate to the extent of the problem.
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We have seen the phenomenon ofmoralpanicwhere the media have been manipulated, whether deliberately or indirectly, by sources close to police services.
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Indeed, it is always possible that government may be subject to amoralpanicfavouring change.
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This, and a number of subsequent raids on parties and clubs in various cities, led to amoralpanic.
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Some experts have described fears about school shootings as a type ofmoralpanic.
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