Losing the race : thinking psychosocially about racially motivated crime / David Gadd and Bill Dixon.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gadd, David, 1975-

Contributor:

Dixon, Bill.

Series:

Explorations in psycho-social studies series.

Explorations in psycho-social studies series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Psychoanalysis and racism.

Race--Psychological aspects.

Race.

Race awareness--Great Britain.

Race awareness.

Racism--Great Britain--Psychological aspects.

Racism.

Hate crimes--Social aspects--Great Britain.

Hate crimes.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (377 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London : Karnac, c2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Based on a two-year research project funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), this book explores why many of those involved in racially motivated crime seem to be struggling to cope with economic, cultural and emotional losses in their own lives. Drawing on in-depth biographical interviews with perpetrators of racist crimes and focus group discussions with ordinary people living in the same communities, the book explores why it is that some people, and not others, feel inclined to attack immigrants and minority ethnic groups. The relationships between ordinary racism, racial

Contents:

Contents; Acknowledgements and Permissions; About The Authors; Introduction: Race, racism, and racially motivated offenders; Chapter One: Posing the "why?" question; Chapter Two: Recovering the contradictory racist subject; Chapter Three: Understanding the "racially motivated offender"; Chapter Four: Racially aggravated offenders and the punishment of hate; Chapter Five: The unconscious attractions of far right politics; Chapter Six: Rethinking community cohesion; Chapter Seven: Zahid Mubarek's murderer: the case of Robert Stewart ; Chapter Eight: Racism, respect, and recognition ; Chapter Nine: Conclusion: losing the race; References.

Notes:

"Based on a two-year research project, "Context and motive in the perpetration of racially motivated violence and harassment", funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC)"--P. iv of cover.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 233-248) and index.

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Other Format:

Print version: Gadd, David, Losing the race : thinking psychosocially about racially motivated crime.

ISBN:

0-429-91584-5

0-429-90161-5

0-429-47684-1

1-283-07114-2

9786613071149

1-84940-868-8

9780429476846

OCLC:

733353759