Are You Sure About That?: Discerning Fact from Fiction

By Karen A. Cerulo and Janet M. Ruane

Phone in hand, TV on, we wake up and fall asleep to endless information. There's no escape--we are drowning in a sea of breaking news, bulletins, and popular beliefs and claims. Every day, we encounter hundreds of posts and podcasts on politics, celebrities, or current events. People share links to "expert" recommendations on Instagram or Reddit. YouTube and TikTok bring us those who want to instruct us on the realities of the world or pass on longstanding conventional wisdom, all in the hopes of influencing our decisions and actions. This information overload is exhausting and extremely frustrating. People ask: Just what/who should we believe? Answers to these questions can change our lives. Are You Sure About That? Discerning Fact from Fiction helps readers navigate the perilous informational terrain. Sociologists Karen A. Cerulo and Janet M. Ruane provide a "game plan"--strategies and guidance for easily and reliably assessing the claims of the day.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1978850921
• ISBN13: 9781978850927
• Release Date: July 2027
• Publisher: Rutgers University Press
• Length: 236 Pages
• Dimensions: 5.5" x 8.5"
• Age Range: 16 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 11 and higher