What is a moral panic? Define and describe the five features of a moral panic outlined by Good and Ben-Yehuda from the readings, and apply these features and the concept of a moral panic to the phenomenon of school shootings?

What is a moral panic? Define and describe the five features of a moral panic outlined by Good and Ben-Yehuda from the readings, and apply these features and the concept of a moral panic to the phenomenon of school shootings?

This thought paper must be between 2 – 3 double spaced pages (500 – 750 words), not including the cover page and reference page. This thought paper will be evaluated on: (1) the relevance of your essay to the assignment; (2) the clear and logical expression of your ideas; (3) arguments that are well presented and supported; and (4) the overall quality of your essay, proper citations and bibliography, grammar, spelling, and punctuation. Some helpful hints include: (1) Make sure that you fully explain an idea; (2) Avoid generalizations or broad sweeping statements without providing adequate support or evidence; (3) Avoid discussing issues that are not relevant to the assignment; (4) Make sure that all your citations and conform to accepted academic standards and that your reference page is consistent with academic standards;

You need to provide a reference list with at least three sources. You can use the readings from this course as sources.

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