The passage discusses the concept of moral panic as defined by theorist Stanley Cohen. Cohen proposed that a moral panic occurs when a condition, episode, or group is seen as a threat to societal values. The media plays a large role in fueling moral panics by overreacting to behaviors seen as challenging social norms, which helps define and communicate those behaviors and portrays them as a model for others. Examples of things that have caused moral panics in Britain include the film Kidulthood, which portrays youth as deviant, irresponsible, hedonistic, and unaware of consequences.