Anatomy of Deception - Conspiracy Theories, Distrust, and Public Health in America

Veteran health writer Sara Gorman unveils the root of medical mistrust in America and offers actions for rebuilding faith in medicine as a way for healing the schisms of modern-day American democracy.

List of contents

• Introduction


• Chapter 1: "Above All, I Trust my Doctor": Trust, Distrust, and Medical Decision-Making


• Chapter 2: "Othered" Bodies: Medical Mistrust in Black and Latinx Communities


• Chapter 3: The Unbearable Mundaneness of Conspiracy Theories


• Chapter 4: Heartbreak and Outrage: The Response to COVID-19


• Chapter 5: Trust and Well-Being at the Center of Democracy


• Chapter 6: Symptoms of Mistrust and What to Do about Them


• Conclusion: Where Do We Go From Here?

About the author

Sara Gorman, PhD, MPH, is a public health expert and author based in New York. She has written extensively about misinformation, science denial, and behavioral science. Her work has appeared in TIME, The New Yorker, Science, Scientific American, Psychology Today, The Atlantic, New York Magazine, and NPR, among others. Sara's first book, Denying to the Grave: Why We Ignore the Facts That Will Save Us, was published by Oxford University Press in 2016, and a revised edition was released in 2021. Sara is also CEO of Critica, whose mission is to develop new methods of advancing public acceptance of scientific evidence.

Summary

Veteran health writer Sara Gorman unveils the root of medical mistrust in America and offers actions for rebuilding faith in medicine as a way for healing the schisms of modern-day American democracy.

Additional text

Equal parts tightly focused and wide ranging, tackling many related issues of our age with expert research and highly readable storytelling...Gorman not only helps readers understand the grave mistakes of the past; she also offers suggestions to find a path forward. A timely, significant examination of how Covid-19 affected many American systems, from health care to government.

Product details

• Authors: Ceo Sara E (Critica) Gorman, Sara E Gorman, Sara E. Gorman, Sara E. (Ceo Gorman, Gorman Sara E.
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.09.2024
• EAN: 9780197678121
• ISBN: 978-0-19-767812-1
• No. of pages: 256
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Social education, social work; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > General; USA, MEDICAL / Public Health, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Disease & Health Issues, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Social Policy, MEDICAL / Preventive Medicine, POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / National, Illness & addiction: social aspects, United States of America, USA, Public health & preventive medicine, Central / national / federal government policies, Health, illness and addiction: social aspects, Public health and preventive medicine, Central government policies, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Health Care