The culture of fear
Subtitle: why Americans are afraid of the wrong things
By: Barry Glassner.
Contributors: Hager, Hal.
Publisher: Basic Books
Published: 2004
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 282
Subjects: Social perception -- United States; Social problems -- United States; Anxiety -- United States; Fear -- United States; Social psychology
Notes: Originally published in 1999.

Reprinted with "Reader discussion guide" by Hal Hager: p. 259-264.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 211-257) and index.
Table of contents: title: Dubious dangers on roadways and campuses : how fears are sold; title: Crime in the news : tall tales and overstated statistics; title: Youth at risk : faulty diagnoses and callous cures; title: Monster moms : on the art of misdirection; title: Black men : how to perpetuate prejudice without really trying; title: "Smack is back" : when presidents and the press collude, the scares never stop; title: Metaphoric illnesses : how not to criticize the establishment; title: Plane wrecks : small danger, big scare; title: Final thoughts : the Martians aren't coming.