An armed assault on a Jewish community centre in Los Angeles, synagogues set ablaze in Sacramento, the shootings of ethnic minorities in Illinois, the murder of a gay couple in northern California - these hate crimes have all been linked to white supremacists and are painful reminders that violent bigotry remains stubbornly entrenched in American culture. What, in today's seemingly enlightened society, compels a bigot? How do prejudice and hatred emerge, and sometimes lead to such horrific violence? What can be done to overcome this subversive social undercurrent? This concise and relevant collection of essays explores the definitions, origins, and outcomes of intolerance in America.
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YA-An informed discussion of the repercussions that result from acting out judgments based on characteristics of race, religion, history, or sexual orientation that are different from one's own. The more than two dozen texts are culled from recent issues of The New Republic and the Village Voice; classic essays by John Dewey, Edward Wilson, and Gordon Allport; the writings of contemporary academics such as Cornel West and Martha Nussbaum; and the dockets of the U.S. Supreme Court. Many of the situations mentioned are recent, including the killing of gay college student Matthew Shepard, the incendiary trial of the Los Angeles police charged with beating Rodney King, and the events at Columbine High School in April 1999. The passages reprinted from Dewey, Allport, and Sartre are cohesive and accessible to students who have not read in the fields of philosophy or psychology. While there is no index to the volume, high school readers will find it helpful for research-paper writing and many will also read it because they are motivated by personal interest in the topic.-Francisca Goldsmith, Berkeley Public Library, CA
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"...helpful for research-paper writing and many will also read it because they are motivated by personal interest in the topic." -- School Library Journal, April 2000
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James Byrd. Matthew Shepard. Barnett Slepian. The names of these three men became common coin in America at the end of 1998. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
First Amendment, New York, United States, Supreme Court, Matthew Shepard, Joseph Pulitzer, Harvard University Press, Trent Lott, Basic Books, South Africa, James Byrd, Journal of Social Issues, Oxford University Press, University of California, Village Voice, American Psychologist, Black Muslims, African Americans, Annette Baier, Beacon Press, Civility Without Censorship, Fully Integrated, Gay Basics, Martin Luther King, Monthly Review Press New!
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- The Social Animal by Elliot Aronson on page 127, page 227, and Back Matter
- The Authoritarian Personality (Studies in prejudice) by Theodor W. Adorno on page 139, and page 154
- Feminism and Philosophy by Mary Vetterling-Braggin on page 123, and page 124
- Social Psychology by Elliot Aronson on page 242, and page 243
- The Selfish Gene: 30th Anniversary Edition--with a new Introduction by the Author by Richard Dawkins on page 154, and Back Matter
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