num_pages: 210
description: In this eye-opening examination of a pathology that has swept the country, the noted 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 news-magazines that monger a new scare every week to garner ratings.
language: English
title: The Culture of Fear: Why Americans Are Afraid of the Wrong Things
titlecomplete: The Culture of Fear: Why Americans Are Afraid of the Wrong Things
genres: Society, Politics, Nonfiction, Philosophy, Cultural, Science, Psychology, Social Science, Sociology, History
ratings_count: 3644
publisher: Basic Books