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050 1 4 _aHM 251
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100 1 _aGlassner, Barry,
_d1952-
245 1 4 _aThe culture of fear :
_bwhy Americans are afraid of the wrong things /
_cBarry Glassner.
250 _a10th anniversary ed.
260 _aNew York :
_bBasic Books,
_c2009.
300 _axxxvi, 322 p. ;
_c21 cm.
500 _a"Updated for our post 9/11 world"--Cover.
500 _aIncludes reader discussion guide.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520 _aIn the age of 9/11, the War on Terror, financial collapse, and around-the-clock coverage of child abductions, our society is defined by fear. Glassner shows that it is our perception of danger that has increased, not the actual level of risk, and he exposes the price we pay for social panic.
505 0 _aDubious dangers on roadways and campuses: how fears are sold -- Crime in the news: tall tales and overstated statistics -- Youth at risk: faulty diagnoses and callous cures -- Monster moms: on the art of misdirection -- Black men: how to perpetuate prejudice without really trying -- "Smack is back": when presidents and the press collude, the scares never stop -- Metaphoric illnesses: how not to criticize the establishment -- Plane wrecks: small danger, big scare -- Final thoughts: the martians aren't coming -- New fears for a new century: and some old ones updated.
650 0 _aSocial psychology.
650 0 _aSocial perception
_zUnited States.
650 0 _aAnxiety
_zUnited States.
650 0 _aFear
_zUnited States.
938 _aBlackwell Book Service
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