Sociology Lesson on Modern Moral Panics aimed at 16+ could be adapted for GCSE Sociology

Powerpoint and worksheet that looks at moral panics. The lesson introduces the key concepts such as moral panic, folk devils, and deviancy amplification. It introduces the work of Stan Cohen, with a section of the lesson focusing on the mods and rockers. There is an article task that focuses on how the clashes between the mods and rockers took place. Students will be asked to read a section and take notes on it. From there the lesson looks at examples of moral panics from recent years. The lesson ends with the students creating a newspaper front page using all of the concepts that were introduced, and a chosen moral panic. This resource was used over several lessons.