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Argues that the greater danger in our culture is the tendency to fear achievements representing a more constructive side of humanity. This work relates the author's thinking on the sociology of fear to the thought of earlier thinkers such as Darwin and Fred and to the sociological tradition of Durkheim, C Wright Mills, Anthony Giddens and others.

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Mentioned in Psychologies (main) in article by Hannah Borno, 1 March 2009

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Preface; Introduction; 1. The explosion of risks; 2. Why do we panic?; 3. the culture of abuse; 4. A world of risky strangers; 5. Who can you trust?; 6. The new etiquette; 7. The Politics of Fear; 8. Towards a sociology of fear; Bibliography; Index.

Culture of Fear Revisited RiskTaking and the Morality of Low Expectation

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      Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
      Publication Date: 10/26/2006 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780826493958, 978-0826493958
      ISBN10: 0826493955
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      Social, group or collective psychology Sociology Sociology and anthropology

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Argues that the greater danger in our culture is the tendency to fear achievements representing a more constructive side of humanity. This work relates the author's thinking on the sociology of fear to the thought of earlier thinkers such as Darwin and Fred and to the sociological tradition of Durkheim, C Wright Mills, Anthony Giddens and others.

      Trade Review
      Mentioned in Psychologies (main) in article by Hannah Borno, 1 March 2009

      Table of Contents
      Preface; Introduction; 1. The explosion of risks; 2. Why do we panic?; 3. the culture of abuse; 4. A world of risky strangers; 5. Who can you trust?; 6. The new etiquette; 7. The Politics of Fear; 8. Towards a sociology of fear; Bibliography; Index.

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