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- 2009026879 abstract "Examines the human response to existential threats--once a matter for theology, but now looming before us in multiple forms. Nuclear weapons, pandemics, global warming: each threatens to destroy the planet, or at least to annihilate our species. Freud, Wuthnow notes, famously taught that the standard psychological response to an overwhelming danger is denial. In fact, Wuthnow argues, the opposite is true: we seek ways of positively meeting the threat, of doing something--anything--even if it's wasteful and time-consuming. It would be one thing if our responses were merely pointless, Wuthnow observes, but they can actually be harmful.--From publisher description.".
- 2009026879 contributor B11425116.
- 2009026879 created "2010.".
- 2009026879 date "2010".
- 2009026879 date "2010.".
- 2009026879 dateCopyrighted "2010.".
- 2009026879 description "Examines the human response to existential threats--once a matter for theology, but now looming before us in multiple forms. Nuclear weapons, pandemics, global warming: each threatens to destroy the planet, or at least to annihilate our species. Freud, Wuthnow notes, famously taught that the standard psychological response to an overwhelming danger is denial. In fact, Wuthnow argues, the opposite is true: we seek ways of positively meeting the threat, of doing something--anything--even if it's wasteful and time-consuming. It would be one thing if our responses were merely pointless, Wuthnow observes, but they can actually be harmful.--From publisher description.".
- 2009026879 description "Includes bibliographical references and index.".
- 2009026879 description "Introduction -- Perilous times -- The nuclear-haunted era -- What to mobilize against -- Waging war on terror -- Weapons of mass destruction -- Panics and pandemics -- Environmental catastrophe -- Setting a new agenda -- The call for action -- Notes -- Selected bibliography -- Index.".
- 2009026879 extent "294 p. ;".
- 2009026879 identifier "0199730873 (alk. paper)".
- 2009026879 identifier "9780199730872 (alk. paper)".
- 2009026879 issued "2010".
- 2009026879 issued "2010.".
- 2009026879 language "eng".
- 2009026879 publisher "Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press,".
- 2009026879 subject "303.48/5 22".
- 2009026879 subject "Emergency management.".
- 2009026879 subject "Epidemics Psychological aspects.".
- 2009026879 subject "Epidemics Social aspects.".
- 2009026879 subject "Fear Social aspects.".
- 2009026879 subject "Global warming Psychological aspects.".
- 2009026879 subject "Global warming Social aspects.".
- 2009026879 subject "HV551.2 .W88 2010".
- 2009026879 subject "Nuclear weapons Psychological aspects.".
- 2009026879 subject "Nuclear weapons Social aspects.".
- 2009026879 subject "Terrorism Psychological aspects.".
- 2009026879 subject "Terrorism Social aspects.".
- 2009026879 subject "Threats.".
- 2009026879 subject "Weapons of mass destruction Psychological aspects.".
- 2009026879 subject "Weapons of mass destruction Social aspects.".
- 2009026879 tableOfContents "Introduction -- Perilous times -- The nuclear-haunted era -- What to mobilize against -- Waging war on terror -- Weapons of mass destruction -- Panics and pandemics -- Environmental catastrophe -- Setting a new agenda -- The call for action -- Notes -- Selected bibliography -- Index.".
- 2009026879 title "Be very afraid : the cultural response to terror, pandemics, environmental devastation, nuclear annihilation, and other threats / Robert Wuthnow.".
- 2009026879 type "text".