The term "Folk Devil" (introduced by sociologist Stanley Cohen in 1972) means a person or group of people who are portrayed in the media as being rebels or outsiders. They are stereotypically mods and/or rockers accused of committing crimes and blamed for social problems.
"Moral Panic" is expressed when a population feel that the social order is under threat by an intimidating and alarming group of people (often called folk devils). Moral panics are by-products of controversies that produce arguments and social tension.
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