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

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The new vanguard, a group of sociologists in the 1970s, criticized the moral panic thesis for being reactionary (opposing progressive social change), paternalistic (treating people as children in need of protection), and overly focused on media influence. They argued that social problems were more complex and rooted in structural issues, such as poverty and inequality.

The Moral Panic Thesis Was Regarded by the New Vanguard