Fear Knot: How Science, History, and Culture Shape Our Fears - And How to Get Unstuck - Hardcover
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Language:EnglishPublisher:Prometheus BooksISBN-13:9781493085590ISBN-10:149308559XUPC:9781493085590Book Category:Psychology, ScienceBook Subcategory:Neuropsychology, Social Psychology, Life SciencesBook Topic:NeuroscienceSize:9.00 x 6.10 x 1.00 inchesWeight:1.3007Product ID:SC7DYBGHP6
Fear Knot: How Science, History, and Culture Shape Our Fears - And How to Get Unstuck
Why do we fear Halloween candy but not vending machines? Why do "witch hunts" recur so often in history? How dangerous are serial killers, really? The Fear Knot examines our most common deeply held fears, unpacking which are valid and which are misguided, explaining the history of how our irrational fears developed, and how we can unlearn them. We live in a world seemingly rife with danger, a...
Language:EnglishPublisher:Prometheus BooksISBN-13:9781493085590ISBN-10:149308559XUPC:9781493085590Book Category:Psychology, ScienceBook Subcategory:Neuropsychology, Social Psychology, Life SciencesBook Topic:NeuroscienceSize:9.00 x 6.10 x 1.00 inchesWeight:1.3007Product ID:SC7DYBGHP6
Ruth DeFoster, PhD, is an assistant professor of journalism at the University of Minnesota, where she is also the Director of Undergraduate Studies for the Hubbard School of Journalism and Mass Communication. Her research on terrorism, mass shootings, gun violence, tragedy, and identity has been published in academic books and journals, including Health Communication, Contemporary Drug Problems,...
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