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Societal Deception

Global Social Issues in Post-Truth Times

Geoffrey Lawrence

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Palgrave Macmillan UK img Link Publisher

Sozialwissenschaften, Recht, Wirtschaft / Soziologie

Beschreibung

This book provides a comprehensive overview of ‘societal deception’ - how and why people are deceived and led to believe fake news. Coherently blending critical political economy and sociology, the author provocatively examines how corporations, political parties, the media, think tanks and assorted 'influencers' seek to manipulate public opinion to achieve their goals. This book spans an array of contemporary topics and issues not normally tackled by a single writer – the media, genetic engineering, fast food, environmental pollution, climate change, economic inequality, political manipulations, sports, and religion. While critical in subject matter, and replete with easily accessible and reliable sources, this book is highly readable and entertaining for the general as well as academic audience interested in current global issues.

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Schlagwörter

genetic engineering, political manipulation, fake news, duplicity, agriculture, overprocessed food, environmental pollution, fast food, Sportswashing, societal deception, social action, media bias, post-truth, critical political economy