{"product_id":"american-nightmares-social-problems-in-an-anxious-world-9780520296350","title":"American Nightmares: Social Problems in an Anxious World","description":"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 \u003ci\u003eAmerican Nightmares\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Joel Best\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of California Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/23\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.50w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780520296350\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJoel Best \u003c\/b\u003eis Professor of Sociology and Criminal Justice at the University of Delaware. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eDamned Lies and Statistics\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Flavor of the Month\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eStat-Spotting\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eEveryone's a Winner\u003c\/i\u003e and coauthor of \u003ci\u003eThe Student Loan Mess. \u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"University of California Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40422237470835,"sku":"9.78052E+12","price":42.38,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_ad30e493-469b-4c6e-a1f9-a82558c43f2d.jpg?v=1662472707","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/american-nightmares-social-problems-in-an-anxious-world-9780520296350","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}