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- Book Title
- American Nightmares : Social Problems in an Anxious World
- Publication Name
- American Nightmares
- Title
- American Nightmares
- EAN
- 9780520296350
- ISBN
- 9780520296350
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Release Year
- 2018
- Release Date
- 23/01/2018
- Item Height
- 0.6 in
- Item Length
- 8.4 in
- Item Width
- 7.6 in
- Item Weight
- 11.4 Oz
- Language
- English
- Subtitle
- Social Problems in an Anxious World
- ISBN-10
- 0520296354
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- US
- Genre
- Social Science, Psychology, History
- Topic
- Psychopathology / Anxieties & Phobias, Sociology / General, Future Studies, United States / 21st Century
- Publication Year
- 2018
- Illustrator
- Yes
- Number of Pages
- 304 Pages
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Publisher
University of California Press
ISBN-10
0520296354
ISBN-13
9780520296350
eBay Product ID (ePID)
235454126
Product Key Features
Book Title
American Nightmares : Social Problems in an Anxious World
Number of Pages
304 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Psychopathology / Anxieties & Phobias, Sociology / General, Future Studies, United States / 21st Century
Publication Year
2018
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Social Science, Psychology, History
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.6 in
Item Weight
11.4 Oz
Item Length
8.4 in
Item Width
7.6 in
Additional Product Features
LCCN
2017-023300
Reviews
Both professional sociologists and undergraduate students will find part of this small collection thought provoking.
Dewey Edition
23
Dewey Decimal
306.0973
Table Of Content
List of Illustrations Preface Acknowledgments PART ONE. CONTEMPORARY CONCERNS 1. Popular Hazards; or, How We Insist Similar Social Problems Are Different 2. American Nightmares; or, Why Sociologists Hate the American Dream Written with David Schweingruber PART TWO. CONSTRUCTING FUTURE PROBLEMS 3. Evaluating Predictions; or, How to Compare the Maya Calendar, Social Security, and Climate Change 4. Future Talk; or, How Slippery Slopes Shape Concern PART THREE. LOOKING BACKWARD AND BEYOND SOCIOLOGY 5. Memories as Problems; or, How to Reconsider Confederate Flags and Other Symbols of the Past Written with Lawrence T. Nichols 6. Economicization; or, Why Economists Get More Respect Than Sociologists Afterword: The Future of American Nightmares References Index
Synopsis
In an accessible and droll style, well-known sociologist Joel Best shines a light on how we navigate these anxious, insecure social times. While most of us still strive for the American Dream--to graduate from college, own a home, work toward early retirement--recent generations have been told that the next generation will not be able to achieve these goals, that things are getting--or are on the verge of getting--worse. In American Nightmares , Best addresses the apprehension that we face every day as we are bombarded with threats that the social institutions we count on are imperiled. Our schools are failing to teach our kids. Healthcare may soon be harder to obtain. We can't bank on our retirement plans. And our homes--still the largest chunk of most people's net worth--may lose much of their value. Our very way of life is being threatened Or is it? With a steady voice and keen focus, Best examines how a culture develops fears and fantasies and how these visions are created and recreated in every generation. By dismantling current ideas about the future, collective memory, and sociology's marginalization in the public square, Best sheds light on how social problems--and our anxiety about them--are socially constructed., In an accessible and droll style, well-known sociologist Joel Best shines a light on how we navigate these anxious, insecure social times. While most of us still strive for the American Dream--to graduate from college, own a home, work toward early retirement--recent generations have been told that the next generation will not be able to achieve these goals, that things are getting--or are on the verge of getting--worse. In American Nightmares , Best addresses the apprehension that we face every day as we are bombarded with threats that the social institutions we count on are imperiled. Our schools are failing to teach our kids. Healthcare may soon be harder to obtain. We can't bank on our retirement plans. And our homes--still the largest chunk of most people's net worth--may lose much of their value. Our very way of life is being threatened! Or is it? With a steady voice and keen focus, Best examines how a culture develops fears and fantasies and how these visions are created and recreated in every generation. By dismantling current ideas about the future, collective memory, and sociology's marginalization in the public square, Best sheds light on how social problems--and our anxiety about them--are socially constructed.
LC Classification Number
HM1027.U6B47 2018
Copyright Date
2018
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