Deviance Amplification - This occurs when the media focuses upon negative aspects of behaviour amongst deviant groups.
Moral Panic - This is a public panic over an issue deemed to be a threat to, or shocking to, the sensibilities of "proper" society, this is often caused by exaggeration in the media.
Folk Devils - Deviants of society such as teenage tribes of the 60's like mod's and rockers.
Moral Entrepreneurs - Keeping the social norm.
Clockwork Orange
A Clockwork Orange is a 1971 film adaptation of Anthony Burgess 1962 novel of the same name. it features disturbing, violent images, facilitating its social commentary on psychiatry, youth gangs, and other social, political, and economic subjects in a dystopian, future Britain.
- Edward Laxton reported in the Daily Mirror, "The terrifying violence of the film A Clockwork Orange fascinated a quiet boy from a Grammar School...And it turned him into a brutal murderer". Laxton continues, "The boy viciously battered to death a harmless old tramp as he acted out in real life.
These are newspaper headlines and portray the crimes as A Clockwork orange crime, this film has received bad press since the release and still gets related to in today's press as its such a strong deviance film. It created this moral panic to everyone even and blamed 'A Clockwork Orange' for it so its a backboard for the press to fall back on I guess.
Using Stan Cohen's theory of moral panic its this sense of society being challenged by crimes which is not necessarily linked to 'A Clockwork Orange' its just exaggerated and portrayed that way in the press in a bad light. Alex and his droogs were a gang and did do very inhumane crimes but the press relates some crimes to this even if its not related. Deviance Amplification is another one of Stan Cohen's theories and this is were the media focuses on negative aspects of behaviour amongst deviant groups. This can be related to 'A Clockwork Orange' as they always see gangs as relating to the film even though it could not be entirely meant to be portrayed that way, so the press only focuses on the worst bit's of society such as gangs and show this deviance in there headlines. e.g. 'Clockwork Orange gang found guilty of killing bar manager' as shown above in the Independent newspaper.
Quadrophenia
Jimmy - His character is disillusioned by his parents and doesn't know were to put him self, he comes across as a care-free character and doesn't want to be a nobody. He uses the MOD gang with the Parker jacket and the skinny suits to be someone and cares more about the gang and his friends; rather than working as a post room boy in a advertising firm to get an income. A typical gang stereotype causing violence, sex, drugs and mainly 'The Who' as a big influence musically.
Steph - Her character comes across as a posh, laid back woman wish is classed as a kind of a 'gold digger' and sleeps with who she likes and has no loyalty to anyone. The pill was created in the 60's so its what the girls do to regain power over the men like a one night stand which she does to Jimmy. She is a girly girl with the wavy blonde hair with make-up and nice clothes.
Kevin - His character is a perfect contrast with Jimmy, he is very mature for his age and doesn't care about the whole image thing to be someone like jimmy does. He does as he pleases and just wants to be different and have a good life. He is well dressed with the gelled back hair and leather jacket mainly influenced by the Rockers as he has the dress and a motorbike, musically influenced by Elvis. Kevin also joined the army to get away from it all but came back as it didn't work out.
Mise en scene - Mods; smart skinny suits, Parker, Scooter (vespa or lambretta), The Who
Rockers; Leather Jackets, Gelled hair, Motorbikes, Elvis
Diners, little road side cafe's, Pub's, Street corners and nightclub's.
Teenagers such as Jimmy, Steph and Kevin are seen as hooligans, destructive, abusive and social deviant's of society, shown as stereotypes because the dress the same. Kevin is a mature figure and doesn't believe in all of this nonsense of identity but is still portrayed as a Rocker because of his dress and motorbike so this proves the Deviant theory of Stanley Cohen as he is judged on the negative aspects of his image of what he appears to be no of what he has done.
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