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| 100 | 1 | _aGlassner, Barry. | |
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_aThe culture of fear : _bwhy Americans are afraid of the wrong things / _cBarry Glassner. |
| 250 | _a10th anniversary ed. | ||
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_aNew York : _bBasic Books, _c2009. |
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_axxxvi, 322 p. ; _c21 cm. |
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| 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. | ||
| 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. | |
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_aSocial perception _zUnited States. |
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_aSocial problems _zUnited States. |
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_aAnxiety _zUnited States. |
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_aFear _zUnited States. |
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_aUnited States _xSocial conditions. |
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_iOnline version: _aGlassner, Barry. _tCulture of fear. _b10th anniversary ed. _dNew York : Basic Books, 2009 _w(OCoLC)761236375. |
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