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The Anatomy of Deception

Audiobook
Nonfiction
Unabridged   9.5 hour(s)
Publication date: 09/03/2024

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The Anatomy of Deception

Conspiracy Theories, Distrust, and Public Health in America

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Digital Download ISBN:9781696615747

Summary

Veteran health writer Sara Gorman compellingly argues that the backbone of medical conspiracy theories is not misinformation but lack of trust—in our hospitals and in our democracy writ large.

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Product Description

In the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic, trust in the healthcare system seems to be at an all-time low. Conspiracy theories are now mainstream, and distrust of government health agencies is common among private citizens. Yet many of those same individuals still profess trust in their doctors. What, then, is driving the general mistrust in medicine, and how can the public's faith be restored?

The Anatomy of Deception investigates the cause behind this seeming uptick in distrust by tracing the unexpected connection between medical mistrust and the move toward far right ideology in the United States. Drawing on personal qualitative research and interviews, health writer and expert Sara Gorman challenges traditional concepts of medical mistrust and argues that the loss of institutional trust in American health care signals a larger breakdown in democracy as a whole. In six short chapters, Gorman advances the idea of medical mistrust not as a byproduct of personal or historical abuses but as a direct result of bias, miscommunication, and lack of access that has slowly eroded trust in the public health system over time. She argues that we can build back trust in medicine through investments in health equity as a first step towards healing the schisms present in modern American society.

Author Bio

Sara E. Gorman is a public health and behavioral science expert and has written extensively about global health, science communication, psychology, and mental health. Her work has appeared in or been covered by TIME, the New Yorker, Science, Psychology Today, the Atlantic, the BBC, and NPR.