TY  - BOOK
AU  - Bader,Christopher D.
AU  - Baker,Joseph O.
AU  - Day,L.Edward
TI  - Fear Itself: The Causes and Consequences of Fear in America 
SN  - 9781479864362
U1  - 152.4/6 23
PY  - 2020///]
CY  - New York, NY : 
PB  - New York University Press, 
KW  - RELIGION / General
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - american media
KW  - anxiety
KW  - behavior
KW  - chapman survey of american fears
KW  - conspiracy theory
KW  - danger control
KW  - doomsday
KW  - emotional responses
KW  - fear control
KW  - fear of crime
KW  - fearful
KW  - frightened
KW  - immigration
KW  - islamophobia
KW  - pandemic
KW  - psychology of fear
KW  - risk
KW  - threat
N1  - restricted access
N2  - An antidote to the culture of fear that dominates modern lifeFrom moral panics about immigration and gun control to anxiety about terrorism and natural disasters, Americans live in a culture of fear. While fear is typically discussed in emotional or poetic terms-as the opposite of courage, or as an obstacle to be overcome-it nevertheless has very real consequences in everyday life. Persistent fear negatively effects individuals' decision-making abilities and causes anxiety, depression, and poor physical health. Further, fear harms communities and society by corroding social trust and civic engagement. Yet politicians often effectively leverage fears to garner votes and companies routinely market unnecessary products that promise protection from imagined or exaggerated harms.Drawing on five years of data from the Chapman Survey of American Fears-which canvasses a random, national sample of adults about a broad range of fears-Fear Itself offers new insights into what people are afraid of and how fear affects their lives. The authors also draw on participant observation with Doomsday preppers and conspiracy theorists to provide fascinating narratives about subcultures of fear.Fear Itself is a novel, wide-ranging study of the social consequences of fear, ultimately suggesting that there is good reason to be afraid of fear itself
UR  - https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9781479849451
UR  - https://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9781479849451/original
ER  -