Simply human : a guide to understanding and combating hate / edited Kenneth S. Stern

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Stern, Kenneth S. (Kenneth Saul), 1953- editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Hate.

Hate--Prevention.

hate.

Medical Subjects:

Hate.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxvii, 331 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color)

color

black and white

illustrations

Other Title:

Guide to understanding and combating hate

Place of Publication:

Toronto ; Buffalo : University of Toronto Press, [2025]

Summary:

"In Simply Human, leading global hate studies experts join forces, guiding us to a better understanding of human hatred, what works to confront it, what doesn't, and why. Edited by Kenneth Stern, a founder of the field of Hate Studies and the director of the Bard Center for the Study of Hate, this book will change the way you think about how hate affects our lives and our politics. It's "simply human" that we are too often pulled into the seductive comfort of "us versus them" thinking. But that doesn't mean we can't do better as individuals and societies. Simply Human will challenge readers look to at the world in a new light, take action against hate, and put meaning behind their words. This easy-to-read volume, co-created by experts in brain science, political science, social psychology, and philosophy, includes a checklist of key takeaways from each contributor that can be used as an educational tool in classrooms, workplaces, and beyond. Hate is too corrosive for our societies, and costs too much, both morally and economically, for us to continue shooting in the dark. This book provides enlightening perspectives on our relationships to hatred and can be considered a blueprint for sharper thinking and more effective action."-- Provided by publisher

Contents:

The Ethics of Combating Hate / Thomas Brudholm and Birgitte Schepelern Johansen

Elucidating the Brain Mechanisms That Underlie Hateful Behavior / Adriana Galván

The Social Psychology of Group-Based Hate: Characteristics, Origins, and Implications for Interventions / Mengyao Li

Multidirectional Memory in the NGO Sector: The Case of the Hate Crimes Working Group and the Value of Cross-Sector Engagement / Adam Levin

"Intimacy at a Distance": Using Parasocial Interaction to Reduce Prejudice / Sarah E. Lowe and Charlene Joy Jimenez

How NGOs Can Use Economic Arguments to Undermine Hate: A Case Study of Hate against LGBTQI+ People / M.V. Lee Badgett

The Role of Civil Society in Helping to Establish a Framework for the Effective Enforcement of Hate Crime Laws / Jennifer Schweppe and Mark Austin Walters

Hate and Conspiracy Theories / Joseph E. Uscinski

Counterspeech: NGO Strategies for Responding to Online Hateful Speech / Cathy Buerger

Funding Divides: How Philanthropic Systems Can Link Public Dollars to Social Division and Political Extremism / Lila Corwin Berman

Considerations for Evaluation: Center Learning / Irit Houvras

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index

Online resource; title from PDF title page (De Gruyter Brill, viewed August 7, 2026)

Other Format:

Print version: Simply human.

ISBN:

9781487551872

1487551878

9781487551841

1487551843

OCLC:

1517848247

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license

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