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Marc Schuilenburg, "Hysteria: Crime, Media, and Politics" (Routledge, 2021)

New Books in Psychology

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Hysteria: A Shift from Medical to Business Model in Public Discourse

This chapter examines the historical understanding of hysteria and its evolution in political discourse concerning public safety. It critiques the exaggerated threats often presented in rhetoric, contrasting them with real statistics on declining crime rates.

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