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 Culture of Fear - Frank Furedi
Newest Review: ... medicine, and if we are so vulnerable to hurt, and if being hurt, even only emotionally, is likely to have life-long effects, ... more  ... then it's not surprising that safety becomes the core value of the society.
The biggest (and most terrifying) is the influence of safety obsession on interpersonal relationships. Strangers are not to be trusted and in the world lacking common value system everybody is a stranger (and a threat), even people that you work and live with.
This floating sense of danger is, according to Furedi, caused by increased individuation and alienation, breakdown of community bonds and loss of a common societal value system which e...more |
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Culture of Fear - Frank Furedi: Are You Scared? (1460 words)
by - written on 06/02/07 (Very useful, 175 readings)
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Frank Furedi is a sociologist from University of Kent and his books reflect this academic background: they are well researched, properly referenced and make an erudite use of old and new sociological theories and concepts. They wouldn't, however, be interesting and controversial and worth reading by so called general educated public if they were just scholarly studies. He does make value judgements, though - and even fairly scholarly style cannot completely conceal evident passion he feels for the subject. You might not agree with him, but his argument is certainly worth listening to. In the Culture of Fear Furedi concerns himself with the concept ... Read the complete review
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