David Altheide

David Altheide is a Regents Emeritus Professor of justice and social inquiry in the School of Social Transformation at ASU, where he taught for 37 years. His work has focused on the role of mass media and information technology in social control. His most recent book is “Terrorism and the Politics of Fear.” He received the Cooley Award three times, given to the outstanding book in symbolic interaction, from the Society for the Study of Symbolic Interaction. He also received the 2005 George Herbert Mead Award for lifetime contributions from the Society for the Study of Symbolic Interaction.

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