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03464aam a2200469 i 4500 001 908FBC7EEB7B11EB93BE284041ECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20210723010030 008 190213s2020 nyua b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2019006870 020 $a 1479869813 020 $a 9781479869817 020 $a 1479864366 020 $a 9781479864362 035 $a (OCoLC)1091845662 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d OCLCO $d OCLCF $d YDX $d OCLCO $d YUS $d PSC $d JYJ $d GUA $d ZAQ $d BDF $d OCLCO $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a n-us--- 050 04 $a BF575.F2 $b B23 2020 082 00 $a 152.4/6 $2 23 100 1 $a Bader, Christopher, $d 1969- $e author. 245 10 $a Fear itself : $b the causes and consequences of fear in America / $c Christopher D. Bader, Joseph O. Baker, L. Edward Day, and Ann Gordon. 264 1 $a New York : $b New York University Press, $c [2020] 300 $a x, 185 pages : $b illustrations ; $c 24 cm 520 $a "From 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."-- $c Provided by publisher. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (pages 155-173) and index. 505 0 $a The sum of all fears -- Things are not what they seem -- Apocalypse how?: fear of natural, environmental, and human-made disasters -- Beyond contagion: terrorism, the media, and public fear -- Visions of crime: how the media, satan, and social factors shape fears of crime -- Consequences of fear -- Where do we go from fear? 650 0 $a Fear $z United States. 651 0 $a United States $x Social conditions $y 21st century. 651 0 $a United States $x Politics and government $y 21st century. 650 7 $a Fear. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00922034 650 7 $a Politics and government. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01919741 650 7 $a Social conditions. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01919811 651 7 $a United States. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01204155 650 7 $a Peur $z EÌtats-Unis. $0 (FrPBN)11931371 $0 (FrPBN)11931371 $2 ram 650 7 $a Peur collective $z EÌtats-Unis. $0 (FrPBN)11931371 $0 (FrPBN)11931371 $2 ram 648 7 $a 2000-2099 $2 fast 941 $a 2 952 $l CEAX572 $d 20210728010855.0 952 $l UNUX074 $d 20210723015038.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=908FBC7EEB7B11EB93BE284041ECA4DB 994 $a Z0 $b NIUInitiate Another SILO Locator Search