PPT-Moral Panic Theory

The Social Construction of Reality Peter Berger and Thomas Luckman 1966 Knowledge is derived from and maintained by social interaction The meanings of anything are the product of human interpretations and are not in nature. Moral Panic Analysis: Past, Present and Future Contemporary news events indicate the continuing relevance of moral panicanalysis. Of two versions one is British, formulated by Stan Cohen, exemplifiedb Barry . Glassner’s. (1999). . The Culture of Fear. Formerly a professor of Sociology at University of Southern California. Author of a number of articles and books on the culture of fear phenomenon. How can mass media cause crime?. What is deviancy amplification?. What is a moral panic?. Connector . Watch the clip.. How are young people presented by the media?. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O5BvCje7nzg&feature=channel. Labelling Theory & Moral Panics. Learning Objectives. Key Point. The interactionist view both supports and promotes the argument that crime is socially constructed.. Interactionists argue that criminals are created by labels: The only difference between a criminal and a non-criminal is the label.. An . explanation. . of why an action is right or wrong or why a person or a person’s character is good or bad. Tells us what it is about an action that . makes it right. Moral Theory cont.. Moral theories alone are . Cynthia . Comacchio. , . “Dancing to Perdition” (1997). Between WWI and WWII, concern with effects of modernization on youth, notably worry concerning leisure activities. Connection between “citizenship,” “national welfare,” “modernity”. Moral Theory: Introduction. The Role of Reasons. A fundamental feature of . philosophy. '. s . contribution to our understanding of the contested character of our moral lives is the insistence that our responses to moral concerns must be justified.. Learning Outcomes. All. will know and understand Stanley Cohen’s theory of . moral panics. .. Most. will understand how this links to Naomi Klein’s . Shock Doctrine. .. Some. will be able to identify contemporary moral panics in the mass media.. Philosophy 224. Consequentialism: The Basics. Consequentialism. is the name given to a family of more specific normative ethical position all of which share the conviction that it is the consequences of actions which determine their moral worth.. Consequentialism, Natural Law Theory, Kantian Moral Theory. Consequentialism: The Basics. Consequentialism. is the name given to a family of more specific normative . moral theories. . all of which share the conviction that it is the consequences of actions which determine their moral worth.. Conscience in the Teachings of the Catholic Church. The Catholic tradition believes that our conscience is much more than an ‘internal censor’ the regulates our conduct by using guilt. According to the Church our consciences acts in love, and responds to the call to commit ourselves to value.. 利 害 . li-hai. benefit-harm. standard selects social discourse . 道. . dao. guide. . Everyone's guiding rules, attitudes norms. Reform tradition--shocking results. . moral reform impasse. Partial solution: Rule out collectively self-defeating moralities. Philosophy 224. The Role of Reasons. A fundamental feature of . philosophy. '. s . contribution to our understanding of the contested character of our moral lives is the insistence that our responses to moral concerns must be justified.. Social and Political Philosophy. Our subject matter this semester has traditionally been associated with practical philosophy.. There are clearly theoretical elements involved (the nature of power, the sources of authority) but the aim of inquiring into these matters is ultimately to make choices about our life together..