moral panic

Summary

moral panic is a fear^[1]. It draws 854 Wikipedia views per month (fear category, ranking #1 of 1).^[2]

Key Facts

• moral panic's instance of is recorded as fear^[3].
• moral panic is a type of social phenomenon^[4].
• moral panic is a type of elite panic^[5].
• moral panic is a type of occurrence^[6].
• moral panic is part of crowd psychology terminology^[7].
• moral panic's Commons category is recorded as Moral panic^[8].
• A participant in moral panic was moral entrepreneur^[9].
• A participant in moral panic was mass media^[10].
• A participant in moral panic was politician^[11].
• A participant in moral panic was legislator^[12].
• Among those involved in moral panic was Folk devil^[13].
• moral panic's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Moral panic^[14].
• moral panic's described by source is recorded as Folk Devils and Moral Panics^[15].
• moral panic's partially coincident with is recorded as sociogenic illness^[16].
• moral panic's has effect is recorded as social anxiety^[17].
• moral panic's has characteristic is recorded as irrationality^[18].
• moral panic's has characteristic is recorded as exaggeration^[19].
• moral panic's has characteristic is recorded as distortion^[20].
• moral panic's has list is recorded as list of moral panics^[21].
• moral panic's named by is recorded as Stanley Cohen^[22].
• moral panic's model item is recorded as Satanic panic^[23].

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Context

moral panic is part of crowd psychology terminology^[7]. Its instance of is recorded as fear^[3].

Participants

Recorded participant include moral entrepreneur^[9], mass media^[10], politician^[11], legislator^[12], and Folk devil^[13].

Why It Matters

moral panic draws 854 Wikipedia views per month (fear category, ranking #1 of 1).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[24] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[25]