The culture of fear why Americans are afraid of the wrong things /
| Main Author: | Glassner, Barry. |
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
New York, NY :
Basic Books,
[1999]
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| Physical Description: |
xxviii, 276 pages ; 25 cm. |
| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Subjects: |
| Item Description: |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-257) and index. 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. |
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| Physical Description: |
xxviii, 276 pages ; 25 cm. |
| Bibliography: |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-257) and index. |
| ISBN: |
0465014895 : 9780465014897 0465014909 9780465014903 |