The Culture of Fear_ Why Americans Are Afraid of the Wrong Things - Barry Glassner
Table of Contents
Title Page
Dedication
Acknowledgements
Introduction
INTRODUCTION: WHY AMERICANS FEAR THE WRONG THINGS
I - DUBIOUS DANGERS ON ROADWAYS AND CAMPUSES
Scenarios Substitute for Facts
Bad People Substitute for Bad Policies
The Power of Calling Something “P.C.”
Smoke Trumps Fire
Success Doesn’t Come Cheap
One Scare Supports Another
Chapter 2 - CRIME IN THE NEWS
Oops, Wrong Story
Oops, Wrong Crisis
Unhappy Halloween
Kiddie Porn and Cyberpredators
Raw Numbe ...