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In this eye-opening examination of a pathology that has swept the country, sociologist Barry Glassner reveals why Americans are burdened with overblown fears.
He exposes the people and organizations that manipulate our perceptions and profit from our anxieties: politicians who win elections by heightening concerns about crime and drug use even as both are declining; advocacy groups that raise money by exaggerating the prevalence of particular diseases; TV newsmagazines that monger a new scare every week to garner ratings.
Barry Glassner's book diagnoses a predominant pathology of our age and provides a rallying cry for a return to rationality in our personal lives and in our national sense of purpose.
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Anxiety, Fear, Social perception, Social problems, Social psychology, Angoisse, Angst, Beïnvloeding, Risikobewusstsein, Vorurteil, Sociale waarneming, Sociale problemen, Peur, Perception sociale, Problèmes sociaux, Furcht, Sociologische aspecten, Alltag, Soziale Wahrnehmung, Social conditions, Kollektive Angst, United states, social conditions, 1980-, Optimism, United states, social conditions, Violence in mass media, Diseases, Press coveragePlaces
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Culture of Fear: Why Americans Are Afraid of the Wrong Things
2019, Basic Books
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The culture of fear: why Americans are afraid of the wrong things
2004, Basic Books
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The Culture of Fear: Why Americans Are Afraid of the Wrong Things (Audio Editions)
December 2003, The Audio Partners
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1572703547 9781572703544
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The Culture of Fear: Why Americans Are Afraid of the Wrong Things (Audio Editions)
December 2003, The Audio Partners
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The Culture of Fear: Why Americans Are Afraid of the Wrong Things
April 2000, Basic Books
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The culture of fear: why Americans are afraid of the wrong things
1999, Basic Books
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 211-257) and index.
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