Cultures of fear a critical reader
In this powerful new book, sociologist David L. Altheide demonstrates how the mass media constructs a politics of fear in America. He argues that politicians and decision-makers bear much of the blame for the promotion of fear among citizens, resulting in the loss of civil liberties in return for gr...
| Other Authors: | , |
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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New York
Pluto Press
2009
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| Series: | Colección de libros electrónicos de ULoyola
Libros electrónicos en Ebscohost |
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| Online Access: | >Acceso al texto completo en ma+ |
| See on Universidad Loyola - Universidad Loyola Granada: | https://colectivo.uloyola.es/Record/193453 |
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| Summary: | In this powerful new book, sociologist David L. Altheide demonstrates how the mass media constructs a politics of fear in America. He argues that politicians and decision-makers bear much of the blame for the promotion of fear among citizens, resulting in the loss of civil liberties in return for greater protection. From a social interactionist perspective, Altheide presents his thesis that fear-as-entertainment informs the production of popular culture and news, generates profits, enables political decision-makers to cynically manipulate citizens, and can lead to major institutional changes, even war. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 recurso en línea |
| ISBN: | 9781849644327 9780745329666 |
