Tuesday, October 23, 2007

hs811 Media, "actor" relating crime & responses

a)Marihuana Ban
Moral campaign
But from economy view
-Funding declining -> make it serious

b)Cohen Contemporary study (Scooter, Rocker)
"Moral panic" to behaviour @ seaside during Easter Holiday
Scooter - New style clothing
Rocker - Motorbike, leather
97 arrests
No other news -> worldwide news
Widely publicised

Next public holiday also trouble till 1966
-> Eg of "untrue, but repeat stories"

c) Cohen 75 pound cheque
Children mentions writing cheque but was just arguing

Adults of 60's
-Experience war, bad economic changes
-Pessimetic
-Worry teenagers of 60's

Teenager of 60's
-Always hopeful
-Never go through war

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