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- catalog abstract ""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 heightening concerns about crime and drug use even as both are declining; advocacy groups that raise money by exaggerating the prevalence of particular diseases; TV newsmagazines that monger a new scare every week to garner ratings." "Barry Glassner's book diagnoses a predominant pathology of our age and provides a rallying cry for a return to rationality in our personal lives and in our national sense of purpose."--Jacket.".
- catalog alternative "Fear".
- catalog contributor b11472061.
- catalog coverage "United States Social conditions.".
- catalog created "c1999.".
- catalog date "1999".
- catalog date "c1999.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c1999.".
- catalog description ""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 heightening concerns about crime and drug use even as both are declining; advocacy groups that raise money by exaggerating the prevalence of particular diseases; TV newsmagazines that monger a new scare every week to garner ratings." "Barry Glassner's book diagnoses a predominant pathology of our age and provides a rallying cry for a return to rationality in our personal lives and in our national sense of purpose."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "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.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 211-257) and index.".
- catalog extent "xxviii, 276 p. ;".
- catalog hasFormat "Culture of fear.".
- catalog identifier "0465014895 :".
- catalog identifier "0465014909 (pbk.)".
- catalog isFormatOf "Culture of fear.".
- catalog issued "1999".
- catalog issued "c1999.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "New York : Basic Books,".
- catalog relation "Culture of fear.".
- catalog spatial "United States Social conditions.".
- catalog spatial "United States.".
- catalog subject "302/.17 21".
- catalog subject "Anxiety United States.".
- catalog subject "Fear United States.".
- catalog subject "HN59.2 .G58 1999".
- catalog subject "Social perception United States.".
- catalog subject "Social problems United States.".
- catalog tableOfContents "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.".
- catalog title "Fear".
- catalog title "The culture of fear : why Americans are afraid of the wrong things / Barry Glassner.".
- catalog type "text".