Fear Itself: The Causes and Consequences of Fear in America Audiobook, by Christopher D. Bader Play Audiobook Sample

Fear Itself: The Causes and Consequences of Fear in America Audiobook

Fear Itself: The Causes and Consequences of Fear in America Audiobook, by Christopher D. Bader Play Audiobook Sample
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Read By: Walter Dixon Publisher: Dreamscape Media Listen Time: at 1.0x Speed 3.67 hours at 1.5x Speed 2.75 hours at 2.0x Speed Release Date: March 2020 Format: Unabridged Audiobook ISBN: 9781666565621

Quick Stats About this Audiobook

Total Audiobook Chapters:

9

Longest Chapter Length:

66:55 minutes

Shortest Chapter Length:

05:07 minutes

Average Chapter Length:

37:28 minutes

Audiobooks by this Author:

1

Publisher Description

From moral panics about immigration and gun control to anxiety about terrorism and natural disasters, Americans live in a culture of fear. While fear is typically discussed in emotional or poetic terms—as the opposite of courage or an obstacle to be overcome—it nevertheless has very real consequences in everyday life. Persistent fear negatively affects individuals’ decision-making abilities and causes anxiety, depression, and poor physical health. Furthermore, fear harms communities and society by corroding social trust and civic engagement. Yet politicians often effectively leverage fears to garner votes, and companies routinely market unnecessary products that promise protection from imagined or exaggerated harms. Drawing on five years of data from the Chapman Survey of American Fears—which canvasses a random national sample of adults about a broad range of fears—Fear Itself offers new insights into what people are afraid of and how fear affects their lives. The authors also draw on participant observation with Doomsday preppers and conspiracy theorists to provide fascinating narratives about subcultures of fear. Fear Itself is a novel, wide-ranging study of the social consequences of fear, ultimately suggesting that there is good reason to be afraid of fear itself.

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About Walter Dixon

Walter Dixon is a broadcast media veteran of more than twenty years’ experience with a background in theater and performing arts and voice work for commercials. After a career in public radio, he is now a full-time narrator with more than fifty audiobooks recorded in genres ranging from religion and politics to children’s stories.