Just the Facts Social Problems Belvedere Quarter

Belvedere Quarter

ignored polling numbers

and International Implications

all surfing a revelry steeped in camaraderie

when gun-wielding Palestinians murdered 11 members of the Israeli team

Just the Facts Social Problems Belvedere QuarterWhy can't we seem to agree on facts? In this brief volume, sociologist Joel Best turns his inimitable eye toward the social construction of facts. He evaluates how facts emerge from our social worldsincluding our beliefs, values, tastes, and normsand according to those worlds' standards. By developing a sociological perspective towards what we think we know, he argues, we can better parse the use of facts and untruths around us. This book examines how