Lesson plan
Folk devil
classified the 1960s Mods and Rockers subcultures as folk devils, the groups having recognizable, oversimplified identities, and the stories of their behavior being exaggerated Folk devils are groups portrayed in folklore or the media as outsiders and deviant, and who are blamed for crimes or other sorts of social problems. The pursuit of folk devils frequently intensifies into a mass movement that is called a moral panic. When a moral panic is in full swing, the folk devils are the subject of loosely organized but pervasive campaigns of hostility through gossip and the spreading of urban legends. The mass media sometimes get in on the act or attempt to create new folk devils in an effort to promote controversy. Sometimes the campaign against the folk devil influences a nation's politics and legislation.
Article summary
classified the 1960s Mods and Rockers subcultures as folk devils, the groups having recognizable, oversimplified identities, and the stories of their behavior being exaggerated Folk devils are groups portrayed in folklore or the media as outsiders and deviant, and who are blamed for crimes or other sorts of social problems. The pursuit of folk devils frequently intensifies into a mass movement that is called a moral panic. When a moral panic is in full swing, the folk devils are the subject of loosely organized but pervasive campaigns of hostility through gossip and the spreading of urban legends. The mass media sometimes get in on the act or attempt to create new folk devils in an effort to promote controversy. Sometimes the campaign against the folk devil influences a nation's politics and legislation.
Key claims
- students: 15 people — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
Discussion questions
- Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
- The record states that the students is "15 people". What evidence would count against this claim?
- Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
- If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?
Bibliography
- Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1365631786
Key claims and bibliography are generated from the same tracked claims and sources as the article page.