Patricia Loher
SOC- 220
10/28/14
1. Before entering this sociology class I have never heard of the phrase moral panic before. So to me after learning about what exactly a moral panic is, in my own words a moral panic is basically an extreme panicked response expressed by the public believing that a certain issue threatens a “normal” society, (social order). When comparing Cohen’s processual model and Goode and Ben-Yehuda attributional model of moral panics, there are many similarities and many differences. Both of the models state that moral panics are some kind of extreme forms of actions, motions, occurrences that construct social problems in a society. Both state that moral panics are occurring often and have to do with the law or state …show more content…
The media role plays a big difference in the two models. The processual model’s perspective on the media is that the media shows moral panics as a way of getting the word around, how media shapes and defies social problems. On the other hand the attributional model sees the media as a way to hype up the emotions of people to get reactions. The processual model revolves around law and order. In the processual model state agents such as legislators and politicians don’t really react in the moral panics but do take some part in forming them. Whereas the attributional model states that the state agents try to persuade the public. I find the attributional model more useful when analyzing moral panics because Cohen’s model focuses a lot on the media and how it portrays moral panics. According to Goode & Ben- Yehuda’s attributional model there are five characteristics that need to be shown in order to be considered a moral panic. It’s an easier model to follow. This model has a set of measurable attributes that apply to all moral panics; whereas Cohen’s processual model talks about the dynamic and order of events of a moral panic. The attributional model’s set of attributes is more useful than know the …show more content…
Texting is one of the most popular forms of communication among teens. As children are born, they are born into a society that has everything planned out for them. If you’re a boy you adopt masculine traits such as being strong, aggressive, sexual, etc. If you’re a girl you adopt feminine traits such as being sensitive and pleasing others. When male and female teen’s sext it is a behavior that results in them trying to adopt masculine and feminine characteristics which society defines of gender. Girls are known for their appearance and relationships, while boys are known for their positions or the sports they play. Girls use sexting to build relationships whereas boy use sexting as a form of entertainment. Sexting also reinforces that boys are active engaging in sexual activity and girls are more accepting. When girls and boys are sexting a guy is usually the one to ask for a sext. When a boy receives a text from a girl, he sees it as an accomplishment which reinforces masculinity. When a girl sext she is receiving attention on her appearance. The media today is portraying girls in sexualized ways and also shows gender stereotypes that society has created that adolescents follow. That puts pressure on both boys and girls to engage in activities like
SOC- 220
10/28/14
1. Before entering this sociology class I have never heard of the phrase moral panic before. So to me after learning about what exactly a moral panic is, in my own words a moral panic is basically an extreme panicked response expressed by the public believing that a certain issue threatens a “normal” society, (social order). When comparing Cohen’s processual model and Goode and Ben-Yehuda attributional model of moral panics, there are many similarities and many differences. Both of the models state that moral panics are some kind of extreme forms of actions, motions, occurrences that construct social problems in a society. Both state that moral panics are occurring often and have to do with the law or state …show more content…
The media role plays a big difference in the two models. The processual model’s perspective on the media is that the media shows moral panics as a way of getting the word around, how media shapes and defies social problems. On the other hand the attributional model sees the media as a way to hype up the emotions of people to get reactions. The processual model revolves around law and order. In the processual model state agents such as legislators and politicians don’t really react in the moral panics but do take some part in forming them. Whereas the attributional model states that the state agents try to persuade the public. I find the attributional model more useful when analyzing moral panics because Cohen’s model focuses a lot on the media and how it portrays moral panics. According to Goode & Ben- Yehuda’s attributional model there are five characteristics that need to be shown in order to be considered a moral panic. It’s an easier model to follow. This model has a set of measurable attributes that apply to all moral panics; whereas Cohen’s processual model talks about the dynamic and order of events of a moral panic. The attributional model’s set of attributes is more useful than know the …show more content…
Texting is one of the most popular forms of communication among teens. As children are born, they are born into a society that has everything planned out for them. If you’re a boy you adopt masculine traits such as being strong, aggressive, sexual, etc. If you’re a girl you adopt feminine traits such as being sensitive and pleasing others. When male and female teen’s sext it is a behavior that results in them trying to adopt masculine and feminine characteristics which society defines of gender. Girls are known for their appearance and relationships, while boys are known for their positions or the sports they play. Girls use sexting to build relationships whereas boy use sexting as a form of entertainment. Sexting also reinforces that boys are active engaging in sexual activity and girls are more accepting. When girls and boys are sexting a guy is usually the one to ask for a sext. When a boy receives a text from a girl, he sees it as an accomplishment which reinforces masculinity. When a girl sext she is receiving attention on her appearance. The media today is portraying girls in sexualized ways and also shows gender stereotypes that society has created that adolescents follow. That puts pressure on both boys and girls to engage in activities like