Glossary Entry: Moral panic
Definition
A moral panic is an event where a large segment of the population become terrified of something that threatens to destroy or severely harm the social norm.
Unfortunately, the actions taken to protect society from these threats typically do more damage to society than the threats themselves could ever pose. In fact, many of these events appear bizarre or even ridiculous to those that were born after the moral panic had run its course.
Unfortunately, the actions taken to protect society from these threats typically do more damage to society than the threats themselves could ever pose. In fact, many of these events appear bizarre or even ridiculous to those that were born after the moral panic had run its course.
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