Joel Best
Joel Gordon Best (born August 21, 1946) is a professor of sociology and criminal justice at the University of Delaware. He specializes in topics such as social problems and deviance. His current research focuses on awards, prizes, and honors in American culture. He is an author of over ten books and dozens of academic articles.Joel Best earned his M.A. and Ph.D. degrees in sociology from the University of California, Berkeley in 1971. He also earned a second M.A. degree in history from the University of Minnesota. He taught at Concordia College (Moorhead, MN—1969-70), California State University, Fresno (1970-91), and Southern Illinois University at Carbondale (1991–99).
He served as a President of the Midwest Sociological Society and the Society for the Study of Social Problems, and was an editor of the journal ''Social Problems''. When asked about his prolific output, Best responded, “If you write a page per day, or every few days, you will have a book by the end of the year.”
He recently was seen as a source cast member on the critically acclaimed show ''Adam Ruins Everything''. Best provided evidence supporting the fact that strangers, contrary to popular belief, do not (with a single rare exception of an estranged father-son situation) and have never tampered with or poisoned the candy given to a trick-or-treater as far as records can provide. Provided by Wikipedia
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Damned lies and statistics : untangling numbers from the media, politicians, and activists / by Best, Joel
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Is that true? : critical thinking for sociologists / by Best, Joel
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Threatened children : rhetoric and concern about child-victims / by Best, Joel
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Controlling vice : regulating brothel prostitution in St. Paul, 1865-1883 / by Best, Joel
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Random violence : how we talk about new crimes and new victims / by Best, Joel
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Damned lies and statistics : untangling numbers from the media, politicians, and activists / by Best, Joel
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Flavor of the month : why smart people fall for fads / by Best, Joel
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More damned lies and statistics : how numbers confuse public issues / by Best, Joel
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Kids gone wild : from rainbow parties to sexting, understanding the hype over teen sex / by Best, Joel
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Random violence : how we talk about new crimes and new victims / by Best, Joel
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More damned lies and statistics : how numbers confuse public issues / by Best, Joel
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Stat-spotting : a field guide to identifying dubious data / by Best, Joel
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The stupidity epidemic : worrying about students, schools, and America's future / by Best, Joel
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Damned lies and statistics : untangling numbers from the media, politicians and activists. by Best, Joel
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Everyone's a Winner : Life in Our Congratulatory Culture / by Best, Joel
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Flavor of the month : why smart people fall for fads / by Best, Joel
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Random violence : how we talk about new crimes and new victims / by Best, Joel
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More damned lies and statistics : how numbers confuse public issues / by Best, Joel
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American nightmares : social problems in an anxious world / by Best, Joel
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Controlling vice : regulating brothel prostitution in St. Paul, 1865-1883 / by Best, Joel
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