Just the Facts Social Problems In popular Western wisdom

In popular Western wisdom

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Just the Facts Social Problems In popular Western wisdomWhy can't we seem to agree on facts? In this brief volume, sociologist Joel Best turns his inimitable eye toward the social construction of facts. He evaluates how facts emerge from our social worldsincluding our beliefs, values, tastes, and normsand according to those worlds' standards. By developing a sociological perspective towards what we think we know, he argues, we can better parse the use of facts and untruths around us. This book examines how