American Skinheads is the first criminological analysis of organized hate crime violence. Mark Hamm presents historical specificity for a modern theory of hate crime, then rigorously tests the theory with interview data derived from skinheads who have committed an array of violent acts against persons because of their race, religion, or sexual preference--people who are members of the classic "outgroups" of American society. Part One traces the roots of the Skinhead Nation through the Beats, Mods, Hippies, and Punks in London, and then examines the rise of the Neo-Nazi Skinheads in the United States, including a look at Neo-Nazi offshoots (Romantic Violence, The Aryan Youth Movement), recruiters (Tom Metzger), and recruitment tools (W.A.R. Magazine and Hotline, electronic mail, Race and Reason), and appearances on the Oprah Winfrey and Geraldo Rivera shows. In Part Two, Hamm discusses the accepted sociological perspectives on terrorist youth subcultures (not "gangs"), then presents findings of his own study of 36 skinheads, including social and economic characteristics, psychological profiles, the role of skinhead "girls", use of drugs and weapons, satanism, and neo-fascism. Part Three assesses the future for American Neo-Nazism and recommends steps for preventing skinhead terrorism.
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“This outstanding book helps us to understand the social and psychological dynamics that have led to the development of the skinheads in particular and of social movements based on hatred in general....Mark Hamm's fine work is social science at its best....The book will serve not only to educate us, our students, and the public, it may well encourage other sociologists to leave the cloistered halls of their universities and discover what is happening in the real world.”–From the foreword by William J. Chambliss, Past President American Society of Criminology and the Society for the Study of Social Problems
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MARK S. HAMM is Professor of Criminology at Indiana State University.
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Another Idiot !!!,
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This review is from: American Skinheads: The Criminology and Control of Hate Crime (Praeger Series in Criminology and Crime Control Policy) (Paperback)
I became a skin in 1990 and it never meant being part of a hate group or a racist group. People who think about us as that have never known a real skin and probobly never will, because they spend their scared little lives alone and or among others like themselves. You fear what you do not understand... so let me help you out. A true skinhead is a person who likes good music, good friends, and a good party. We dress alike, hang close together, and care for each other. We are among you everyday and we pose no threat to anyone unless they bring the fight to us. Period.
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This Book Made Me Sick,
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The title of this book is very misleading. It is about hate crimes not skins.
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American Skinheads,
By "chuckjbt" (Florida, USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: American Skinheads: The Criminology and Control of Hate Crime (Praeger Series in Criminology and Crime Control Policy) (Paperback)
The reviewer, who claims that anyone who is not an academic or social-scientist of one degree or another will be unable to understand the depths of this book, is a prime example of why this book should be read. People who wrap themselves in the pompous cloak of degree-ism--those who defend their opinions by claiming others are not smart enough to understand the intellectual intricacies of their position--are the reason that skinheads are never truly understood by those writing from the safety of their tenured chairs. There is no theory or idea within this book that is above anyone with a highschool reading and comprehension level. The problem with this book could be resolved with a simple change of the title American RASCIST Skinheads.....As for the reviewer, spare us the condescension, you're attitude is the driving force behind social/economical class-ism in the US today.
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romantic violence, racist literature, terrorist youth subcultures, white power rock, racist media images, skinhead subculture, terrorist values, early skinheads, white power bands, skinhead style, counterculture ideology, counterculture style, skinhead violence, skinhead leaders, subcultural members, gang literature, white power movement, hard mods, field study approach, skinhead music, skinhead groups, skinhead girl, social control theorists, racist skinheads, skinhead movement Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
United States, Tom Metzger, San Francisco, Doc Martens, John Brown Anti-Klan Committee, Plymouth Rock, David Duke, Los Angeles, Brutal Attack, Ronald Reagan, Led Zeppelin, San Diego, American Front, History of the Skinhead Nation, New York City, Mulugeta Seraw, White Noise, Great Britain, Fred Perry, Confederate Hammer Skins, The Turner Diaries, Entering the Skinhead Subculture, The White Man's Bible, Robert Mathews, The Social Organization Browse Sample Pages:
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romantic violence, racist literature, terrorist youth subcultures, white power rock, racist media images, skinhead subculture, terrorist values, early skinheads, white power bands, skinhead style, counterculture ideology, counterculture style, skinhead violence, skinhead leaders, subcultural members, gang literature, white power movement, hard mods, field study approach, skinhead music, skinhead groups, skinhead girl, social control theorists, racist skinheads, skinhead movement Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
United States, Tom Metzger, San Francisco, Doc Martens, John Brown Anti-Klan Committee, Plymouth Rock, David Duke, Los Angeles, Brutal Attack, Ronald Reagan, Led Zeppelin, San Diego, American Front, History of the Skinhead Nation, New York City, Mulugeta Seraw, White Noise, Great Britain, Fred Perry, Confederate Hammer Skins, The Turner Diaries, Entering the Skinhead Subculture, The White Man's Bible, Robert Mathews, The Social Organization Browse Sample Pages:
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