Question

Cohen (1972) argues that media portrayals of an issue, and reactions by law enforcement, government officials, and the public, create ________ that produces perception of danger and, in turn, actual fear. garland (2008: 9) reinforces cohen's claim, arguing that ________ occur when the ‘mass media regularly converge on a single anxiety creating issue and exploit it for all it's worth.'

Answer 1

The correct answer is moral panic for both the blank spaces. 

According to the sociologist Stanley Cohen, moral panic refers to when media portrayals of certain issues and reactions of authority figures and the general public to these issues fuels panic and even actual fear in society. Through the process of creating moral panic, certain people or social groups are seen dangers or threats to the well-being of others and the well-being of society.