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What market forces give rise to parenting books that appeal to a parent’s fears and inadequacies ....? - Fanaticalson673 - 11-27-2012 06:44 AM
What market forces give rise to parenting books that appeal to a parent’s fears and inadequacies rather than books which present an objective and evenhanded articulation of the state-of-the-science of good parenting?
- Tim - 11-27-2012 06:52 AM
I believe that is also a question that can be asked of social media in general.
But I digress.
I think there are two major reasons. The first is that more edgy things just sell better, because they can catch people's attention when they are on the shelf at a book store.
The second reason is that people do not like theories that are too long, or complicated. They like bite sized pieces. However, with a majority of the issues you face in child rearing, they are never really bite sized.