Classic Moral Panic: An Example Of The Emo Subculture

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Classic moral panic is centered around a rebellious youth, for example the emo subculture that developed in the 1980’s. The majority of the new and rising subculture was juvenile and the members participated in the same fashion trends, enjoyed the same music, and generally share a negative attitude towards society. In March 1944, Newsweek declared “the gravest tragedy of the war was the moral break-down among American girls,” referring to the heavily debated “Bobby Sox Brigade.” During the Bobby Sox Brigade bobby socks,(definition) were framed by the media to equate a status of delinquency, sensitizing the public to any American girls wearing bobby socks. This moral panic distressed a war-influenced society, leading to a public dilemma whether

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