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Joel Best

About

Joel Gordon Best 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.

Books

Damned Lies and Statistics
Damned Lies and Statistics
Joel Best
More Damned Lies and Statistics
More Damned Lies and Statistics
Joel Best
Stat-spotting
Stat-spotting
Joel Best
Stat-spotting
Stat-spotting
Joel Best
Flavor of the Month
Flavor of the Month
Joel Best
Everyone's a Winner
Everyone's a Winner
Joel Best
Social Problems
Social Problems
Joel Best, Donileen R. Loseke
Troubling Children
Troubling Children
Joel Best
Controlling Vice
Controlling Vice
Joel Best
The Satanism Scare
The Satanism Scare
Joel Best
Random Violence
Random Violence
Joel Best
The Student Loan Mess
The Student Loan Mess
Joel Best, Eric Best
The Stupidity Epidemic
The Stupidity Epidemic
Joel Best
Is That True?
Is That True?
Joel Best
Images of Issues
Images of Issues
Joel Best
How Claims Spread
How Claims Spread
Joel Best
Kids Gone Wild
Kids Gone Wild
Joel Best, Kathleen A. Bogle
More Damned Lies and Statistics
More Damned Lies and Statistics
Joel Best
The Student Loan Mess
The Student Loan Mess
Joel Best, Eric Best

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