{"product_id":"exposed","title":"Exposed","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","brand":"W. W. Norton \u0026 Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50013359898874,"sku":"9781324086956","price":27.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0840\/1253\/1962\/files\/imageloader_abc7c630-8420-42af-9c09-25ae84ba0413.jpg?v=1786133696","url":"https:\/\/mindsourcebooks.com\/products\/exposed","provider":"Mind Source Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}