Films illustrate 2 ways that epidemics can affect societies: fear leading to a breakdown in sociability and fear stimulating preservation of tightly held social norms. The first response is often informed by concern over perceived moral failings within society, the second response by the application of arbitrary or excessive controls from outside the community.

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电影对流行病的社会反应

电影说明了流行病可能影响社会的两种方式：恐惧导致社交能力崩溃，恐惧则刺激了人们维护严格的社会规范。通常，对第一反应的关注是对社会内部道德失灵的关注，第二反应是对社区外部的任意或过度控制的应用。