Watch the video “Crack Baby Moral Panic” Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dYvOzlBsRIE
Please reply to both questions in only 3-4 sentences for each question.
1. Despite weak researcher evidence, why do you suppose the American public was so willing to believe that crack usage would lead to a generation of crack babies, and what does that tell us about discrimination and/or deviance in US society?
2. Why do you suppose the media coverage and resulting social fear about crack babies was a moral panic (You must base your response in reference to at least one idea from the attached reading)?
Why do you suppose the media coverage and resulting social fear about crack babies was a moral panic?
