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How Fear Works: Culture of Fear in the Twenty-First Century Paperback – 22 Aug. 2019

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In 1997, Frank Furedi published a book called Culture of Fear. It was widely acclaimed as perceptive and prophetic. Now Furedi returns to his original theme, as most of what he predicted has come true. In How Fear Works, Furedi seeks to explain two interrelated themes: why has fear acquired such a morally commanding status in society today and how has the way we fear today changed from the way that it was experienced in the past?

Furedi argues that one of the main drivers of the culture of fear is unravelling of moral authority. Fear appears to provide a provisional solution to moral uncertainty and is for that reason embraced by a variety of interests, parties and individuals. Furedi predicts that until society finds a more positive orientation towards uncertainty the politicisation of fear will flourish.

Society is continually bombarded with the message that the threats it faces are incalculable and cannot be managed or contained. The ascendancy of this outlook has been paralleled by the cultivation of helplessness and passivity - all this has heightened people's sense of powerlessness and anxiety. As a consequence we are constantly searching for new forms of security, both physical and ontological. What are the drivers of fear, what is the role of the media in its promotion, and who actually benefits from this culture of fear? These are some of the issues Furedi tackles to explain the current predicament. He believes that through understanding how fear works, we can encourage attitudes that will help bring about a less fearful future.

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320 pages
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English
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Bloomsbury Continuum
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22 Aug. 2019
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12.7 x 2.08 x 20.07 cm
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1472972899
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978-1472972897
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Frank Furedi returns to the theme of Fear in our society and culture

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Frank Furedi is Professor of Sociology at the University of Kent, UK. He is the author of fourteen books including Why Education isn't Educating (2010), The Politics of Fear (2007), Where have all the Intellectuals Gone? (2005), Therapy Culture (2003) and Paranoid Parenting (2001). Furedi's books offer an authoritative yet lively account of key developments in contemporary cultural life, with a particular interest in precautionary culture and risk aversion in the West. He is the UK sociologist most widely cited by the UK media and his books have been translated into eleven languages. He appears frequently on television and radio in the English speaking world and beyond and he publishes regular articles with a range of newspapers.

Frank Furedi fled to England in 1956 from Hungary. He was appointed Professor of Social Studies at the University of Kent but celebrated also as a pundit and public intellectual throughout the English speaking world. His most celebrated books include Paranoid Parenting (reissued by Continuum) The Culture of Fear and Where Have All the Intellectuals Gone. His books are widely reviewed and he is on the lecture circuit from Chatham House to Adelaide.

Frank Furedi is Professor of Sociology at the University of Kent at Canterbury. He is the author of numerous books including Culture of Fear, Invitation to Terror and Paranoid Parenting, all published by Continuum.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Bloomsbury Continuum; Reprint edition (22 Aug. 2019)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 320 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1472972899
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1472972897
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 12.7 x 2.08 x 20.07 cm

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Susan

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Fantastic. I have seen some of Frank Furedi’s comments in the national newspapers and as a result I did not need to think twice about buying one of his books. (For instance his comments about the feminisation of values and the devaluation of traditional male values causing boys and men to struggle to see how they fit into present-day society.) Also the Department of Sociology at the University of Kent in Canterbury is on the radar for me because I have also read a book called Women vs Feminism by one of their academics. (However I found the first 10 pages impossible to follow and then it became easy to understand, and interesting. Why does this happen? Surely they will lose people because some people will give up and put the book down?)

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Dave McVane

Excellent book.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 23 August 2020

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Book about the way our relationship with fear has changed in modern times. We used to be able to deal with fear more easily than we can now - religious narratives gave us ways of understanding and coping with existential fear, but post-secularisation has led increasingly to a society which is fragmented, uncertain and less able to view fear through the lens of a coherent narrative; increasingly we have come to fear fear: finding ways of avoiding it rather than coping with it. We have developed a culture of risk aversion, where we avoid troubling things, rather than develop coping strategies, or the means to overcome fears. The modern world is all about safe spaces, avoiding confrontation, fear of insulting or 'bullying' others, micro-aggressions", etc. Fear, and dealing with it, should be seen as part of a broader narrative, underpinned by positive values, such as community spirit, heroism, and self-sacrifice, as opposed to individual obsessions with safety, 'survival', and victimhood. Excellent book.

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S Brown

An important book

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 27 August 2018

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Should be required reading for anyone engaged in socialising young people - parents, teachers, lecturers, politicians. And young people themselves. Also for those who are afraid, and for those who are not afraid but are perplexed by what is happening in our schools, universities and in society at large. The conclusions in particular are important and need to be implemented - otherwise fear will increase even further.

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Martin Earnshaw

A much needed analysis

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 7 December 2018

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This book is really about the crisis of meaning that is undermining modern society. It raises some important questions about society's attitude towards the challenges we face, particularly about how we socialise the young, and argues for a more risk taking orientation and a valorisation of responsibility and character.

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Mr M J Harrow

Promising, but doesn't deliver.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 12 August 2021

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Furedi learns heavily on cliches to make his arguments. In the first chapter he equates a secular society with a non religious society, making an amateur mistake and showing his lack of understanding of the modern world. It does not get better as you clumsy continues food other chapters to explain and profile different forms of fear. If there was a number rating I would give it zero.

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Bobski

How politicians are using fear

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 25 April 2021

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Read this - it will help protect you.

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Nigel Quelch

Great read

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 15 November 2020

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Great read

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 26 June 2018

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Everybody should be reading this.

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