Fear
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7076121 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jackie Eller (Middle Tennessee State University), Payton Doherty (Middle Tennessee State University) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Pages | 1-3 |
| Publication date | 2019-05-23 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | OTHER |
| Venue | The Blackwell Encyclopedia of Sociology (JOURNAL) |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/9781405165518.wbeosf029.pub3 |
| OpenAlex | W4241647851 |
| ISBN | 9781405165518 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 23 |
This entry provides a brief discussion of current approaches toward the sociological study of fear. It concentrates on fear as an emotion and on studies of what we fear – “fear of” analyses
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| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |