Question 1

The moral panic thesis emerged and was made famous by which of the following fields?

Accepted Answer

A)   criminology
B)   psychology
C)   sociology
D)   biology C

Question 2

What are the five types of people who may be the targets of moral outrage?

Accepted Answer

According to the authors, the five types of targets of moral outrage are (1) those who commit criminal and antisocial acts; (2) individuals who commit very serious offenses, including sexual offenses against children, violent offenses against strangers, and murder; (3) those whose behavior strays from organizational procedures or whose break conventional codes of conduct in the workplace, such as those who take part in industrial actions and strikes; (4) those who simply adopt patterns of behavior, styles of dress, or ways of presenting themselves which are different to the "norm;" and (5) the miscellaneous groups of people who fail to conform to consensual, conservative ideals, especially concerning the traditional institution of the family.

Question 3

The spiral of deviancy only goes on for days.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 4

Official attempts to ______ "deviants" are often resisted, calling into question the notion of a gullible and docile public yielding to the interests of those in power.

Accepted Answer

A)   castigate
B)   demonize
C)   ridicule
D)   all of these

Question 5

"Fear of crime" has become a phrase that is widely banded about but seldom fully explained or understood.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

The media construct moral panics according to their criteria of "news values."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Research has found that fewer than ______% of people frequently experienced high levels of fear.

Accepted Answer

A)   5
B)   8
C)   12
D)   15

Question 8

A third model proposes that moral panics start at a ______ or middle level of society.

Accepted Answer

A)   micro
B)   macro
C)   meso
D)   none of these

Question 9

The concept of moral panic originated in British sociology in the:

Accepted Answer

A)   1950s.
B)   1970s.
C)   1980s.
D)   2000s.

Question 10

Philip Jenkins once stated that the involvement of adults guarantees news coverage of a story.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

All of the following have been identified as crimes that involve young people online except:

Accepted Answer

A)   trolling.
B)   sexting.
C)   revenge porn.
D)   cyberwarfare.

Question 12

What are the deviancy amplification spiral stages?

Accepted Answer

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Question 13

It could be argued that pedophilia constitutes an archetypal moral panic.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Frank Furedi (1997) argued that we inhabit a "culture of fear."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

According to the deviancy amplification spiral, crime as news is the law and order campaign.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

The moral panic thesis was regarded by the new vanguard as reactionary, paternalistic and media-centric.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

The media is usually led by the press.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

In Britain, the age of consent was set at ______ in an attempt to thwart the use of children as prostitutes in Victorian times.

Accepted Answer

A)   12
B)   15
C)   16
D)   19

Question 19

Deviance is used as a byword for which of the following terms?

Accepted Answer

A)   irrationality
B)   manipulability
C)   unconventionality
D)   all of these

Question 20

The term "______" implies that public reaction is unjustified in critical criminological accounts.

Accepted Answer

A)   folk devils
B)   moral panic
C)   consensus
D)   demonization

Exam 3: Media and Moral Panics

The moral panic thesis emerged and was made famous by which of the following fields?

What are the five types of people who may be the targets of moral outrage?

The spiral of deviancy only goes on for days.

Official attempts to ______ "deviants" are often resisted, calling into question the notion of a gullible and docile public yielding to the interests of those in power.

"Fear of crime" has become a phrase that is widely banded about but seldom fully explained or understood.

The media construct moral panics according to their criteria of "news values."

Research has found that fewer than ______% of people frequently experienced high levels of fear.

A third model proposes that moral panics start at a ______ or middle level of society.

The concept of moral panic originated in British sociology in the:

Philip Jenkins once stated that the involvement of adults guarantees news coverage of a story.

All of the following have been identified as crimes that involve young people online except:

What are the deviancy amplification spiral stages?

It could be argued that pedophilia constitutes an archetypal moral panic.

Frank Furedi (1997) argued that we inhabit a "culture of fear."

According to the deviancy amplification spiral, crime as news is the law and order campaign.

The moral panic thesis was regarded by the new vanguard as reactionary, paternalistic and media-centric.

The media is usually led by the press.

In Britain, the age of consent was set at ______ in an attempt to thwart the use of children as prostitutes in Victorian times.

Deviance is used as a byword for which of the following terms?

The term "______" implies that public reaction is unjustified in critical criminological accounts.