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Just the Facts : Untangling Contradictory Claims

by Joel Best

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Format Hardback or Cased Book
ISBN-10 0520421310
ISBN-13 9780520421318
Publisher University of California Press
Imprint University of California Press
Country of Manufacture GB
Country of Publication GB
Publication Date Aug 19th, 2025
Print length 226 Pages
Weight 408 grams
Dimensions 21.60 x 14.00 x 1.50 cms
Product Classification: Reference works Society & culture: general Social research & statistics
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Why can’t we seem to agree on facts? In this succinct volume, sociologist Joel Best turns his inimitable eye toward the social construction of what we think is true. He evaluates how facts emerge from our social worlds—including our beliefs, values, tastes, and norms—and how they align with those worlds’ standards. He argues that by developing a sociological perspective toward what we think we know, we can better parse the use of facts and untruths around us. This book examines how facts are created and supported through science, government, law, and journalism, revealing that facts are actually claims. These claims are malleable and can change over time through fact-checking, revision, and sometimes rejection. Best guides us through these processes so that we can question our assumptions and understand why disputes happen in the first place. In a time of increasing social and political divide, Just the Facts urges us to resist defensiveness over our facts and approach disputes in critical new ways.

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