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The violence of hate : confronting racism, anti-semitism, and other forms of bigotry / Jack Levin.
Penn Museum Library HV6773.5 .L48 2002
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LIBRA HV6773.5 .L48 2002
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Levin, Jack, 1941-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Hate crimes.
- Racism.
- Antisemitism.
- Toleration.
- Physical Description:
- vii, 120 pages ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Boston : Allyn and Bacon, 2002.
- Contents:
- 1 Perspectives on Hate and Violence 1
- Hate, Prejudice, and Discrimination 1
- Hate as a Justification for Violence 4
- Is Hate on the Decline? 10
- Is the Significance of Hate on the Decline? 18
- 2 A Typology of Hate 29
- Crimes of Hate 29
- Hatemongers 30
- Dabblers 38
- Sympathizers 43
- Spectators 48
- 3 The Benefits of Bigotry 57
- Protest by Proxy 57
- Psychological Advantages 59
- Economic and Status Advantages 65
- 4 The Production of Rebels, Deviants, and Other Decent People 78
- The Power of the Situation 78
- Intergroup Contact 81
- Follow the Leader 86
- The Impact of Deviance 91
- Appendix A Anti-Hate Websites 98
- Appendix B Remarks on SB390, Hate Crimes Legislation / Hon. Dan E. Ponder, Jr. 101.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 106-114) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0205322476
- OCLC:
- 47126720
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