The purpose of this study was to evaluate an instrument designed to assess the influence of the media on opinions regarding the one percent motorcycle clubs in Kalgoorlie-Boulder, establishing whether the media had incited a moral panic towards the clubs. The concept of the moral panic, developed by Stanley Cohen iii ( 1972), is the widespread fear towards a social group by events that are overrepresented and exaggerated. Exploring the concept of a moral panic towards the one percent sub-culture, this study compares the perceptions from two groups of non-members in Kalgoorlie-Boulder. One group of participants had interacted with club members (n =13); the other had no direct contact with club members and identified themselves as basing thei...
This article proceeds in three main parts. First, it provides an account of a moral panic that unfol...
Some social scientists contend that the nature, frequency, and severity of a particular condition or...
<p>Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.</p>The focus of this stud...
Moral panics are a major technique used by government in the politics of fear. The central research ...
This article addresses the failure of studies concerning moral panics to take into account the react...
This article addresses the failure of studies concerning moral panics to take into account the react...
Reflective of the broad political consensus in Australia, 'anti-bikie' laws have recently been intro...
Through a small-scale exploratory study, this paper presents findings from research that examined pe...
Through a small-scale exploratory study, this paper presents findings from research that examined pe...
Fuelled by media coverage of reckless, irresponsible and anti-social driving, young (male) motorists...
The popularity of motorcycle riding and the results from accident analyses constitute it as a major ...
This study sought to investigate differences in local motorcyclists’ perception towards road safety ...
This thesis is a sociological investigation into Aberdeen’s ‘boy racer’ culture and the reaction it ...
Project (M.S.W., Social Work) -- California State University, Sacramento, 2012Negative imagery portr...
Motorcycle riding is rapidly increasing in popularity in Australia, attracting a much wider demograp...
This article proceeds in three main parts. First, it provides an account of a moral panic that unfol...
Some social scientists contend that the nature, frequency, and severity of a particular condition or...
<p>Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.</p>The focus of this stud...
Moral panics are a major technique used by government in the politics of fear. The central research ...
This article addresses the failure of studies concerning moral panics to take into account the react...
This article addresses the failure of studies concerning moral panics to take into account the react...
Reflective of the broad political consensus in Australia, 'anti-bikie' laws have recently been intro...
Through a small-scale exploratory study, this paper presents findings from research that examined pe...
Through a small-scale exploratory study, this paper presents findings from research that examined pe...
Fuelled by media coverage of reckless, irresponsible and anti-social driving, young (male) motorists...
The popularity of motorcycle riding and the results from accident analyses constitute it as a major ...
This study sought to investigate differences in local motorcyclists’ perception towards road safety ...
This thesis is a sociological investigation into Aberdeen’s ‘boy racer’ culture and the reaction it ...
Project (M.S.W., Social Work) -- California State University, Sacramento, 2012Negative imagery portr...
Motorcycle riding is rapidly increasing in popularity in Australia, attracting a much wider demograp...
This article proceeds in three main parts. First, it provides an account of a moral panic that unfol...
Some social scientists contend that the nature, frequency, and severity of a particular condition or...
<p>Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.</p>The focus of this stud...