{"product_id":"culture-of-fear-why-americans-are-afraid-of-the-wrong-things","title":"Culture of Fear: Why Americans Are Afraid of the Wrong Things","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003eCulture of Fear: Why Americans Are Afraid of the Wrong Things\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eBarry Glassner\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN: \u003c\/b\u003e9780465014903\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/b\u003eBasic Books\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished: \u003c\/b\u003e2000\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding: \u003c\/b\u003ePaperback\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage: \u003c\/b\u003eEnglish\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdition: \u003c\/b\u003eLater Printing\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNumber of Volumes: \u003c\/b\u003e2\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Note: \u003c\/b\u003eClean, unmarked copy with some edge wear. Good binding. Dust jacket included if issued with one. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher Description: \u003c\/b\u003eThere has never been another era in modern history, even during wartime or the Great Depression, when so many people have feared so much. Three out of four Americans say they feel more fearful today then they did twenty years ago. \u003ci\u003eThe Culture of Fear \u003c\/i\u003e describes the high costs of living in a fear-ridden environment where realism has become rarer than doors without deadbolts.Why do we have so many fears these days? Are we living in exceptionally dangerous times? To watch the news, you'd certainly think so, but Glassner demonstrates that it is our \u003ci\u003eperception\u003c\/i\u003e of danger that has increased, not the actual level of risk. \u003ci\u003eThe Culture of Fear\u003c\/i\u003e is an expose of the people and organizations that manipulate our perceptions and profit from our fears: politicians who win elections by heightening concerns about crime and drug use even as rates for 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.Glassner spells out the prices we pay for social panics: the huge sums of money that go to waste on unnecessary programs and products as well as time and energy spent worrying about our fears.\u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Basic Books","offers":[{"title":"Culture of Fear: Why Americans Are Afraid of the Wrong Things | Barry Glassner | Paperback | 9780465014903 | Used: Very Good | Sociology 1564903","offer_id":50589631938818,"sku":"1564903","price":16.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0609\/3327\/5906\/files\/41j_b1aWvkL.jpg?v=1791084784","url":"https:\/\/boswellsbooks.com\/products\/culture-of-fear-why-americans-are-afraid-of-the-wrong-things","provider":"Boswell's Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}