The culture of fear : why Americans are afraid of the wrong things /
"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...
| Основен автор: | Glassner, Barry. |
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| Формат: | Книга |
| Език: | English |
| Публикувано: |
New York, NY :
Basic Books,
c1999.
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| Издание: | 1st ed. |
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Publisher description |
| Подобни документи: |
Online version::
Culture of fear. |
Съдържание:
- Dubious 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.