Fundamentalist religion and the moral crusade against Satanism: The social construction of deviant behavior

Victor, Jeffrey S.

doi:10.1080/01639625.1994.9967975

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“…Moral panics over a variety of additionally related topics came to pass, including the satanic murder of children (Jenkins;Scott, 2001;Victor, 1994) and child abuse in daycare centers (DeYoung, 1998). Furthermore, during this time frame, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children was established to increase public awareness concerning the safety of children and the National Child Search Assistance Act of 1990 was developed, mandating the immediate reporting of missing children (McManus, 2003).…”

Section: Moral Panic Over Child Abduction and Molestationmentioning

confidence: 98%

“…Nonetheless, society has experienced countless moral panics over time including freeway violence and road rage (Best, 1991(Best, , 1999Glassner, 1999), satanic cult panics (Scott, 2001;Victor, 1994), cyberporn (Jenkins, 1998), school violence and predatory youth (Bennett, DiIulio & Walters, 1996;Glassner, 1999), child abuse in day care centers (DeYoung, 1998), child abuse and serial murder rings (Bagley & Mallick, 1999;Jenkins, 1998) and 'wilding' by dangerous teens (Welch et al 2002). While these societal intimidations have concerned a variety of phenomena, each has threatened the moral foundation of society (Furedi, 1994).…”

Section: Background Of Moral Panicsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Spin doctors and moral crusaders: the moral panic behind child safety legislation

Zgoba¹

2004

Criminal Justice Studies

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Issues of child abduction and molestation have risen so high on social agendas that they have all but eclipsed similarly offensive crimes. Media broadcasts of a rash of child abductions, molestations and homicides have led to a nationwide moral panic concerning the safety of children. The media frenzy surrounding these publicized cases has created a 'fear factor' among parents and caregivers, begging the question as to whether the incidence of child abduction and molestation has increased or whether the nation's heightened sensitivity is a result of increased media reporting. This article explores the present climate of fear by way of five moral panic criteria developed by Goode & Ben-Yehuda. This link between the child predation moral panic and child safety legislation is explored in the context of the recently enacted Amber Alert. Similarities are demonstrated in the origin and empathy of both the Amber Alert and its predecessor, Megan's Law.

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Section: Moral Panic Over Child Abduction and Molestationmentioning

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Section: Background Of Moral Panicsmentioning

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Spin doctors and moral crusaders: the moral panic behind child safety legislation

Zgoba¹

2004

Criminal Justice Studies

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“…(Cohen [1972(Cohen [ ] 1993 Subsequent work drawing on the notion of moral panic shares a concern with social episodes characterized by sensationalized media coverage, scapegoats (folk devils in Cohen's original formulation), and at least some instances of moral outrage. A few examples of the wide variety of such episodes include concerns with satanism (Jenkins and MaierKatkin 1992;Victor 1994;DeYoung 1998), masturbation (Hall 1992;Hunt 1998), crack-cocaine (Glasser and Siegel 1997;Reinarman and Levine 1997), AIDS (Holland et al 1990), silent movies (Shuker and Openshaw 1987), and home video recorders (Roe 1985). Moral panic theorists work within a constructionist framework.…”

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the myth of "moral panic": an alternative account of LSD prohibition

Cornwell¹,

Linders²

2002

Deviant Behavior

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“…Also, researchers have applied the general moral panic concept to a wide range of social problems including but not limited to youth gangs (McCorkle and Miethe 1998), school violence (Burns and Crawford 1999), child abuse (Best 1994), Satanism (Victor 1994), wilding (Welch et al 2002), flag burning (Welch 2000), the U.S. war on drugs (Reinarman and Levine 1989;Hawdon 2001), illegal immigration (Welch 2004), and even terror (Rothe and Muzzatti 2004).…”

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How an Elite-Engineered Moral Panic Led to the U.S. War on Iraq

Bonn

2010

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Critics argue that the G.W. Bush administration deliberately misled the U.S. public about an Iraqi threat after 9/11 but empirical evidence that presidential deception influenced public support for war has been lacking. An examination of presidential rhetoric concerning Iraq in the U.S. media revealed that it changed in tone after 9/11, consistent with moral panic processes. Logistic regression analysis of public opinion leading up to the war revealed that shifts in support for invasion directly mirrored presidential rhetoric. The findings of this study suggest that the Bush administration engineered a moral panic over Iraq with the support of the media.

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Fundamentalist religion and the moral crusade against Satanism: The social construction of deviant behavior

Cited by 16 publications

References 17 publications

Spin doctors and moral crusaders: the moral panic behind child safety legislation

Spin doctors and moral crusaders: the moral panic behind child safety legislation

the myth of "moral panic": an alternative account of LSD prohibition

How an Elite-Engineered Moral Panic Led to the U.S. War on Iraq

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