Dedicado al Compañero Todos Gronchos, que la va a cazar al vuelo.
Stanley Cohen, profesor Emerito de Sociología en
¿Quién?, ¿Qué?, ¿Sobre que?
Empecemos de vuelta; Stanley Cohen es un Sociólogo especializado en Criminología; fue el primero en investigar la influencia de los medios, y su impacto social, en los casos penales de alto impacto; y, como también descubrió, sucedía lo mismo con los grupos que se sospechaba, tenían una conducta socialmente “desviada”.
Roqueros, Ángeles del Infierno, Pibes Chorros, Travestis, Jipis, Burócratas, Punteros. ;-P
Moral Panics, no se trata de cazas de brujas, macartismo, ni de progromos; tal cual lo conocemos históricamente; aunque si comparten los mismos mecanismos y disparadores, siendo aprovechados por la prensa sensacionalista, y/o grupos políticos interesados en “operar” al gobierno de turno.
“If we do not take steps to preserve the purity of blood, the Jew will destroy civilisation by poisoning us all”. (Hitler, 1938)
“Surely if the human race is under threat, it is entirely reasonable to segregate AIDS victims, otherwise the whole of mankind could be engulfed”. (The Daily Star, 2 December 1988)
Es el epígrafe de “What are 'moral panics'?” de Hayley Burns, hacer clic aquí.
Que, de un modo sencillo y directo, nos explica como es el mecanismo de la “sensación de inseguridad” en
Lo que es notorio, es la “justificación moral” para este pánico; por eso considera necesarios dos elementos.
1/ El “folk devil”; es el “grupo” “extraño” con conducta “desviada”, que “amenaza” con sus delitos y/o inmoralidades,
2/ Los “moral entrepreneur” o “emprendedores morales”, son en realidad “cruzados de la moral”.
“Rule creators can be seen as moral crusaders, who are concerned chiefly with the successful persuasion of others, but are not concerned with the means by which this persuasion is achieved.
Successful moral crusades are generally dominated by those in the upper social strata of society.
There is political competition in which these moral crusaders originate crusades aimed at generating reform, based on what they think is moral, therefore defining deviance.
Moral crusaders must have power, public support, generate public awareness of the issue, and be able to propose a clear and acceptable solution to the problem.
Becker, Howard S. (1973). Outsiders: Studies in the Sociology of Deviance.
Resumiendo, según
Moral Panics have several distinct features.
According to Goode and Ben-Yehuda, moral panic consists of the following characteristics:
Concern - There must be awareness that the behaviour of the group or category in question is likely to have a negative impact on society.
Hostility - Hostility towards the group in question increases, and they become "folk devils".
A clear division forms between "them" and "us".
Consensus - Though concern does not have to be nationwide, there must be widespread acceptance that the group in question poses a very real threat to society.
It is important at this stage that the "moral entrepreneurs" are vocal and the "folk devils" appear weak and disorganised.
Disproportionality - The action taken is disproportionate to the actual threat posed by the accused group.
Volatility - Moral panics are highly volatile and tend to disappear as quickly as they appeared due to a wane in public interest or news reports changing to another topic.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moral_panic
Espero que lo anterior les sea útil, a quienes quieren impugnar al “moral entrepreneur”, que asumió como Ministro de Educación de
En cuanto a
Ya lo dijo Valenzuela; Sinceramiento de las variables económicas, Ajuste del gasto público, yFirmeza en el Orden Publico, son los prerrequisitos para
