{"product_id":"just-the-facts-joel-best-9780520421318","title":"Just the Facts: Untangling Contradictory Claims","description":"Why can't we seem to agree on facts? In this succinct volume, sociologist Joel Best turns his inimitable eye toward the social construction of what we think is true. He evaluates how facts emerge from our social worlds--including our beliefs, values, tastes, and norms--and how they align with those worlds' standards. He argues that by developing a sociological perspective toward what we think we know, we can better parse the use of facts and untruths around us. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This book examines how facts are created and supported through science, government, law, and journalism, revealing that facts are actually claims. These claims are malleable and can change over time through fact-checking, revision, and sometimes rejection. Best guides us through these processes so that we can question our assumptions and understand why disputes happen in the first place. In a time of increasing social and political divide, \u003ci\u003e Just the Facts\u003c\/i\u003e urges us to resist defensiveness over our facts and approach disputes in critical new ways.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Joel Best\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0520421310\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780520421318\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of California Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/19\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 226\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.63d","brand":"Joel Best","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47087463203071,"sku":"9780520421318","price":95.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_79bfbf79-f950-46f3-9168-a9ad0a2817d0.jpg?v=1753849961","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/just-the-facts-joel-best-9780520421318","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}