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Why Do We Often Fear the Wrong Things? - Brief Article
Skeptical Inquirer, Jan, 2000 by Grant Jewell Rich
This is a beautifully written and thoughtfully argued book. In addition to the rich explorations of youth crime, road rage, and airline safety, Glassner turns his talents to discussions of our overblown fears concerning such phenomena as teen pregnancy, racial stereotypes, pedophile priests, crack babies, rare illnesses, and cyberporn. His book offers a much-needed antidote to the pervasive media virus of misinformation Americans encounter on a daily basis. The Culture of Fear should find an audience not only with academic social scientists, but also with worrywarts of every variety.
Grant Jewell Rich is a Ph.D. candidate in psychology at the University of Chicago.
COPYRIGHT 2000 Committee for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal
COPYRIGHT 2003 Gale Group
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