12∞ · Question 8.11.6
What is a moral panic?
A wave of public fear that some hidden group threatens society’s children or values, far out of proportion to the evidence.
From the book 12∞ Twelve to Infinity by D.R. Davenport. The full answer is free to read with an iBelieve account.
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- Part
- 8: Hidden, Suppressed, Forgotten, or Misunderstood
- Gate
- 8.11: How Stories Are Shaped
- In print
- Page 283
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