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000295112 1001_ $$aGlassner, Barry.
000295112 24514 $$aThe culture of fear :$$bwhy Americans are afraid of the wrong things /$$cBarry Glassner.
000295112 260__ $$aNew York :$$bBasic Books,$$cc1999.
000295112 300__ $$axxviii, 282 p. ;$$c21 cm.
000295112 504__ $$aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 211-257) and index.
000295112 5050_ $$aDubious dangers on roadways and campuses : how fears are sold -- Crime in the news : tall tales and overstated statistics -- Youth at risk : faulty diagnoses and callous cures -- Monster moms : on the art of misdirection -- Black men : how to perpetuate prejudice without really trying -- "Smack is back" : when presidents and the press collude, the scares never stop -- Metaphoric illnesses : how not to criticize the establishment -- Plane wrecks : small danger, big scare -- Final thoughts : the Martians aren't coming.
000295112 650_0 $$aSocial perception$$zUnited States.
000295112 650_0 $$aSocial problems$$zUnited States.
000295112 650_0 $$aAnxiety$$zUnited States.
000295112 650_0 $$aFear$$zUnited States.
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