{"product_id":"exposed-lisa-wade-9781324086956","title":"Exposed: A College in Crisis Puts Science to the Test","description":"\u003cp\u003eHobbled by conservative cuts to education beginning in the Reagan era, universities became increasingly consumer-focused, giving rise to the now-pervasive \"party school.\" Fraternities dominated campus life as administrators looked away from their destructive cultures. When Covid hit, universities enforced strict public health measures, encouraged by their focus on high-profit STEM fields, but ignored sociology--and essential interpersonal needs like sex, friendship, and love. In a New Orleans case study emblematic of campuses nationwide, students split into Covid-cautious and Covid-incautious factions, deepening racial, class, and geographic divides: fraternities thrived while surrounding Black residents bore the costs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eExposed\u003c\/em\u003e, renowned sociologist Lisa Wade argues that a more democratic, flexible response was possible. In prioritizing \"hard\" science over social science, institutions hindered their response to the crisis and eroded a generation's faith in organizations, fueling right-wing backlash. \u003cem\u003eExposed\u003c\/em\u003e offers ideas and insights for building social solidarity, redefining freedom, and strengthening our democracy for a healthier, more humane society.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Lisa Wade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1324086955\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781324086956\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e W. W. Norton \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/08\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover","brand":"Lisa Wade","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48520216805631,"sku":"9781324086956","price":27.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_7abe31ec-3cc9-462a-9725-25073c0818d4.jpg?v=1778741432","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/exposed-lisa-wade-9781324086956","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}