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Active since
1979
Affiliations
University of Delaware(Current)
California State University, Fresno
Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Joel Best is an author at University of Delaware specializing in social sciences, sociology, and education.
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Publications per year
1979–2021
Thicker Than Blood: How Racial Statistics Lie
Joel Best, Tukufu Zuberi · Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews · 2002 · 422 citations
Ethnicity, Race Law, Racialization Studies +12
Rhetoric in Claims-Making: Constructing the Missing Children Problem
Joel Best · Social Problems · 1987 · 305 citations
Child Well-being, Argumentation Analysis, Sociology +15
Damned Lies and Statistics: Untangling Numbers from the Media, Politicians, and Activists
Steve Kroll‐Smith, Joel Best · Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews · 2002 · 245 citations
Fake News, Social Data Analysis, Political Behavior +18
Images of Issues: Typifying Contemporary Social Problems.
James D. Orcutt, Joel Best · Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews · 1991 · 138 citations
Sociology, Identity Politics, Arts +4
The Razor Blade in the Apple: The Social Construction of Urban Legends
Joel Best, Gerald T. Horiuchi · Social Problems · 1985 · 112 citations
Halloween Sadism, Anonymous Sadists, Razor Blade +21
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