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In an accessible and droll style, well-known sociologist Joel&#160;Best&#160;shines a light on how we navigate these anxious, insecure social times. While most of us still strive for the&#160;American&#160;Dream&mdash;to graduate from college, own a home, work toward early retirement&mdash;recent generations have been told that the next generation will not be able to achieve these goals, that things are getting&mdash;or are on the verge of getting&mdash;worse. In&#160;<I>American&#160;Nightmares</I><I>,</I>&#160;Best&#160;addresses the apprehension that we face every day as we are bombarded with threats that the social institutions we count on are imperiled. Our schools are failing to teach our kids. Healthcare may soon be harder to obtain. We can&rsquo;t bank on our retirement plans. And our homes&mdash;still the largest chunk of most people&rsquo;s net worth&mdash;may lose much of their value. Our very way of life is being threatened! Or is it? With a steady voice and keen focus,&#160;Best&#160;examines how a culture develops fears and fantasies and how these visions are created and recreated in every generation. By dismantling current ideas about the future, collective memory, and sociology&rsquo;s marginalization in the public square,&#160;Best&#160;sheds light on how social problems&mdash;and our anxiety about them&mdash;are socially constructed.<BR /><BR /> &#160;





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