TY - BOOK AU - Siegel,Marc TI - False alarm: the truth about the epidemic of fear SN - 0471678694 (cloth) AV - HM1033 .S525 2005 U1 - 302/.17 22 PY - 2005/// CY - Hoboken, N.J. PB - John Wiley & Sons KW - Fear KW - Social aspects KW - Epidemics KW - Security (Psychology) KW - Social control N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. 217-235) and index; Introduction : the fear epidemic -- Why are we so afraid? -- It works for animals but not for us -- Our culture of worry -- Playing politics with fear -- Disasters : real or imagined -- Finding things to worry about -- Profiting from fear -- Anthrax -- Insects, pox, and lethal gas -- SARS -- Flu -- Cows, birds, and humans -- The fear prophets -- Is there a cure for fear? UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip051/2004022952.html UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0617/2004022952-b.html UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0617/2004022952-d.html ER -