The Culture of Fear: Why Americans are Afraid of the Wrong Things | Paperback

Released on 24 February 2000

Author: Barry Glassner | Format: Paperback

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Americans are more afraid than ever. Glassner looks carefully at the objects of our fear, from road rage to diseases, to crime, finding that in most cases the threat presented is widely exaggerated. Glassner locates the source of these fears in media, corporations, and politicians who profit by raising and then exploiting our fears. . The Culture of Fear has truly hit a nerve in the national consciousness. Sociologist Barry Glassner examines how fear is provoked in the public and the consequences of living in an environment where realism has become rarer than doors without deadbolts. He exposes the people and organizations that manipulate our perceptions and profit from our fear: 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 and news magazines that monger a new scare every week to garner ratings and newsstand sales. There 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. The Culture of Fear 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, youd certainly think so, but Glassner demonstrates that it is our perception of danger that has increased, not the actual level of risk. The Culture of Fear 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.

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AuthorBarry Glassner
PublisherThe Perseus Books Group (United States)
Year2000
ISBN9780465014903
FormatPaperback - 312 Pages