Fear Itself : : The Causes and Consequences of Fear in America /

Fear Itself : : The Causes and Consequences of Fear in America / / Christopher D. Bader, L. Edward Day, Ann Gordon, Joseph O. Baker.

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An antidote to the culture of fear that dominates modern lifeFrom moral panics about immigration and gun control to anxiety about terrorism and natural disasters, Americans live in a culture of fear. While fear is typically discussed in emotional or poetic terms—as the opposite of courage, or as an...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE COMPLETE 2020 English
VerfasserIn:
Bader, Christopher D.,
Baker, Joseph O.,
Day, L. Edward,
MitwirkendeR:
Babbie, Earl,
Place / Publishing House:New York, NY : : New York University Press, , [2020]
©2020
Year of Publication:2020
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource :; 19 black and white illustrations
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Foreword
  • Introduction
  • 1. The Sum of All Fears
  • 2. Things Are Not What They Seem
  • 3. Apocalypse How? Fear of Natural, Environmental, and Human- Made Disasters
  • 4. Beyond Contagion: Terrorism, the Media, and Public Fear
  • 5. Visions of Crime: How the Media, Satan, and Social Factors Shape Fears of Crime
  • 6. Consequences of Fear
  • Conclusion: Where Do We Go from Fear?
  • Acknowledgments
  • Notes
  • References
  • Index
  • About the Authors

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