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Moral Panic

This paper explores the concept of moral panic, analyzing its causes, impacts, and sociological implications.

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Moral PanicAfter viewing the video,Gender & Crime, please address each of the following questions:a.Is crime normal in a society?b.What is the purpose of crime and punishment?c.How much crime is “enough,” and how would this be measured?d.How is crime defined?e.What problems are defined as worthy of social control?f.What is the influence of the media?Is crime normal in a society?Crime is not okay but you must accept a certain amount of crime.It is normal.In some ways crime can be functional for social order.What is the purpose of crime and punishment?Punishments are to show people what happens if they break the law.Crimeand punishment can reaffirm and clarify social problems.Crime andpunishment can clarify social boundaries.Crime can also bring people togetherand strengthen cohesion.It can bring about moral anger. An example would becrimes against children.It can also bring about social change with reforms.Crime can be committed byanyone, even peoplewith wealth, status andpower.How much crime is “enough,” and how would this be measured?There are several types of crime.White collar crimes are crimes that peoplewith power commit.An example of corporate crime is the BP oil spill.Crimesof the powerful are often described as accidents that makes us think that thecrime is less serious.Different procedures are used for state crimes.There arecrimes against person, crimes against property, crimes against morality, andorganized crimes.How is crime defined?Crime is an action that intentionally violates the law.According to our text,when a crime is committed, “expertsoften look to culture, biology, andenvironment, as well as the stress level of the perpetrator, to try to explain thecriminal behavior” (Collica & Furst, 2012, Sec 1.1).Crime is a threat to socialorder.What problems are defined as worthy of social control?Social control is an effort to conform to a norm.It is a process by whichpeople define and respond to deviant behavior.There are five types of socialcontrol which include, internal (internalizing the norms and accepting them),external (bring those who step out of line back into line), informal (reminding

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