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Joel Best

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Publications

41

Citations

2.5K

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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 social science.

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Publications per year

1979–2021

41

Publications

41

Thicker Than Blood: How Racial Statistics Lie

Joel Best, Tukufu Zuberi · Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews · 2002 · 422 citations

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Rhetoric in Claims-Making: Constructing the Missing Children Problem

Joel Best · Social Problems · 1987 · 307 citations

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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

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Images of Issues: Typifying Contemporary Social Problems.

James D. Orcutt, Joel Best · Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews · 1991 · 138 citations

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The Razor Blade in the Apple: The Social Construction of Urban Legends

Joel Best, Gerald T. Horiuchi · Social Problems · 1985 · 112 citations

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