Results for author 'Joel Best'

Just the Facts

Untangling Contradictory Claims

The Satanism Scare

Social Institutions and Social Change Series

Troubling Children

Studies of Children and Social Problems

Troubling Children

Studies of Children and Social Problems

American Nightmares

Social Problems in an Anxious World

The Stupidity Epidemic

Worrying About Students, Schools, and America's Future

The Stupidity Epidemic

Worrying About Students, Schools, and America's Future

Flavor of the Month

Why Smart People Fall for Fads

CONTROLLING VICE

REGULATING BROTHEL PROSTITUTION IN ST. PAUL, 1865-1883

The Student Loan Mess

How Good Intentions Created a Trillion-Dollar Problem

Stat-Spotting

A Field Guide to Identifying Dubious Data

Damned Lies and Statistics

Untangling Numbers from the Media, Politicians, and Activists

Kids Gone Wild

From Rainbow Parties to Sexting, Understanding the Hype Over Teen Sex

Images of Issues

Typifying Contemporary Social Problems

The Satanism Scare

Social Institutions and Social Change Series

Threatened Children

Rhetoric and Concern about Child-Victims

Images of Issues

Typifying Contemporary Social Problems

Random Violence

How We Talk about New Crimes and New Victims

Social Problems

Social Problems

Making Sense of Social Problems

New Images, New Issues

Is That True?

Critical Thinking for Sociologists

Is That True?

Critical Thinking for Sociologists

Just the Facts

Untangling Contradictory Claims