Hate speech / Janet B. Ruscher.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ruscher, Janet B., author.

Series:

Cambridge elements. Elements in applied social psychology 2631-777X.

Cambridge elements. Elements in applied social psychology, 2631-777X

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Hate speech.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (78 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2024.

Summary:

Hate speech comprises any form of hateful or contemptuous expression that attacks, degrades, or vilifies people based on their social identities. This Element focuses on hate speech targeting social identities that are devalued by a society's dominant groups, and that is likely to evoke, promote, or legitimize harms such violence, discrimination, and oppression. After detailing the ways in which hate speech is expressed (e.g., through derogatory labels, metaphors, offensive imagery), the production of hate speech is explored at the individual level (e.g., prejudiced attitudes), group level (e.g., realistic intergroup threat), and societal level (e.g., hierarchy maintenance; free speech protections). A discussion of the effects of blatant and anonymous hate speech on targets (e.g., anxiety and depression) and nontargets (e.g., stereotype activation; desensitization; fomenting violence) follows. Finally, the effectiveness of mitigation efforts is explored, including use of computer-based technologies, speech codes, confrontation, and counterspeech.-- Provided by publisher

Contents:

Introductory Ideas

Forms of Hate Speech

Factors Contributing to Hate Speech

Consequences of Hate Speech

Mitigation Efforts

Conclusion

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Dec 2024).

ISBN:

9781009534635

1009534637

9781009534659

1009534653

9781009534666

1009534661

OCLC:

1508846568