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In late 2002, Barry Glassner appeared in Michael Moore's Academy Award-winning movie, Bowling for Columbine , to discuss The Culture of Fear . The reaction to Glassner's appearance, and the message of his book, were overwhelming. As Glassner describes, the American public remains... read more
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“Yet if anonymous Halloween sadists were fictitious creatures, they were useful diversions from some truly frightening realities, such as the fact that far more children are seriously injured and killed by family members than by strangers.”
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“How can you be sure the person sitting next to you at work won't go over the edge and bring an Uzi to the office tomorrow? You can't.”
a reporter for the St. Petersburg Times -
“To stay in business newspapers must cater to the interests of their subscribers, few of whom live in inner-city minority neighborhoods. The same market forces result in paltry coverage of foreign news in most American newspapers, Shaw suggests.”
Barry Glassner
First Sentence
Why are so many fears in the air, and so many of them unfounded?
Table of Contents
1. Dubious Dangers On Roadways And Campuses: how fears are sold
2. Crime In the News: tall tales and overstated statistics
3. Youth At Risk: faulty diagnoses and callous cures
4. Monster Moms: on the art of misdirection
5. Black Men: how to perpetuate prejudice without really trying
6. Smack Is Back: when presidents and the press collude, the scares never stop
7. Metaphoric Illnesses: how not to criticize the establishment
8. Plane Wrecks: small danger, big scare
9. Final Thoughts: The Martians aren't coming
Authors & Contributors
- Barry Glassner (Author)
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