Essays about: "moral panics"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 8 essays containing the words moral panics.

1. 1. CURSED HORROR FILMS - A film analysis of ‘dangerous’ films within moving media

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för kulturvetenskaper

   Author : Iris Landar Lygren; [2023-04-26]
   Keywords : Horror; film studies; spectatorship; moral panics;

   Abstract : Within the field of horror films there is a subcategory of films and videos revolving around fictional horror films claimed to be ‘dangerous’ to the public. These works often relate to discussions around moral panics and spectatorship as well as historical viewpoints on the horror genre. READ MORE

3. 2. Suicide Narratives in Contemporary Japanese Newspapers: An Analysis of Media Inventories

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Centrum för öst- och sydöstasienstudier

   Author : Michael Kleander; [2021]
   Keywords : Moral Panic; Suicide; Media; Narrative; Newspaper; Japan; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Suicide in Japan has long been a debated topic. In recent decades, the focus has turned towards the media and the Werther effect (copycat suicides), which seemed to spark some arguable Moral Panics throughout the 2000s. In the following decade, suicides have subsequently decreased. READ MORE

4. 3. Exploring Media Panic Discourses: News Media Attitudes toward Digital Games in China

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Medier och kommunikation

   Author : Shi Erchen; [2021]
   Keywords : digital games; game addiction; news media; moral panic; media panic; content analysis;

   Abstract : Previous research demonstrated the phenomenon of moral panics on “dangerous” games mostly from Western perspectives, regarding media violence and deviant behaviour. With the development of media technology, the term “media panic” has evolved from moral panic, representing the debates and fearful emotion from the public when a new media technology has been created. READ MORE

5. 4. Out of Sight, Out of Mind: The Parental Mediation Strategies of Parents of Children Under Two in the Digital Era

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

   Author : Julia Vanessa Hoffmann; [2019]
   Keywords : parental mediation strategy; parental mediation theory; digital devices; new media; children under two; children and media; restrictive mediation; active mediation; distant mediation; moral panic;

   Abstract : This thesis investigates what parental mediation strategies parents of children under twouse and what factors are involved that influence their decisions. To find that out, it isalso of interest to this work how these parents integrate media in daily routines withtheir children and for what purposes they turn to digital devices. READ MORE

6. 5. Slaves to our Screens? : A Critical Approach to Self-Regulation of Smartphone Use at the Example of Apple’s Screen Time Feature

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/JMK

   Author : Katharina Berr; [2019]
   Keywords : Self-Regulation; Screen Time; Smartphone Addiction; Moral Panic; Well-Being; Attention Economy; Actor-Network Theory; Critical Discourse Analysis; Walkthrough Method;

   Abstract : The increasingly ubiquitous role of smartphones in our everyday lives causes concerns regarding our relationship with the devices. While some raise the question whether smartphones are addictive (Alter 2017; Lopez-Fernandez 2019), others regard this concern as the most recent manifestation of moral panics (Cashmore, Cleland & Dixon 2018; Leick 2019). READ MORE