Question 1

According to Ungar, the crucial criteria for moral panics do NOT include ______.&#10;A)Heightened public concern and consensus&#10;B)Hostility and volatility&#10;C)Disproportionality between facts and reaction&#10;D)Complexity in causation

Accepted Answer

Ungar suggests that moral panics are characterized by heightened concern, consensus that the threat is real, hostility towards the group or category seen as responsible, and a disproportionality between the perceived threat and the actual threat. Complexity in causation is not listed as a crucial criterion for moral panics.

Question 2

According to Ungar, commonalities between moral panic and risk society are that _______.&#10;A)Both concepts blame &#34;the folk devils&#34;&#10;B)Both concepts are rooted in collective social anxieties and fears&#10;C)Both concepts center upon stable social events&#10;D)Both concepts involve medical experts as primary claimsmakers

Accepted Answer

Both moral panic and risk society concepts are fundamentally about how societies respond to perceived threats and uncertainties, highlighting collective anxieties and fears rather than stable events or specific groups of claim makers.

Question 3

According to Ungar, which of the following is NOT a characteristic of risk society?&#10;A)Being unpredictable and latent&#10;B)Not limited by time, space, or social class&#10;C)Not detectable by physical senses&#10;D)They result from natural disasters only

Accepted Answer

Risk society, as conceptualized by sociologists like Ulrich Beck, is characterized by risks that are often human-made, unpredictable, and not limited by geographical or social boundaries. These risks can be latent and not immediately detectable by physical senses. The statement that risks result only from natural disasters does not align with the concept of risk society, which emphasizes risks stemming from technological and human activity.

Question 4

After the Fukushima nuclear disaster, many people in the United States panicked and demanded that the state shut down all the nuclear power plants in the country.Yet scientists claim that unclean power plants are actually very safe and unclean energy is a relatively clean and efficient form of energy.According to Ungar, this is an example of ______.

A)A Risk society
B)Moral Panic
C)Edgework
D)Social Pathology

Accepted Answer

The answer of After the Fukushima nuclear disaster, many people...

Question 5

According to Ungar, the recent bombing incident in Boston is an example of ______ because the reporting of the incident stirs public uneasiness and directed public rage again to the Muslim extremists.&#10;A)Risk society&#10;B)Social pathology&#10;C)Moral Panic&#10;D)Resistance of the deviance

Accepted Answer

The correct answer is "Moral Panic" because it describes a situation where media reporting on an issue leads to public fear and anxiety, often directing anger towards a specific group, in this case, Muslim extremists, based on the portrayal of the event and its perceived threats to societal norms and values.

Question 6

Use the criteria and descriptions Ungar lays out in his article to argue that media coverage of violent crime is (1) a moral panic AND (2) evidence of a society at risk.Please use examples to make your points.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Use the criteria and descriptions Ungar lays...

Deck 32: Moral Panic Versus the Risk Society: the Implications of the Changing Sites of Social Anxiety, Sheldon Ungar