Bücher von David L. Altheide

This text explains how the social construction of fear is used to steer public and foreign policy, arguing that security policies to protect the citizenry have become control systems that curtail privacy and civil liberties. It has been updated with analysis of recent events, ranging from Israeli-Hamas wars to the growing impact of social media.

The author shows the reader how to obtain, categorize, and analyze different media documents in this entry in the Qualitative Research Methods series