Hate Speech

This Element explores hate speech targeting social identities devalued by dominant groups, aiming to evoke violence, discrimination, and oppression. It examines its expression, production, effects on targets and non-targets, and the effectiveness of mitigation efforts like computer-based technologies, speech codes, confrontation, and counterspeech.

List of contents

1. Introductory ideas; 2. Forms of Hate Speech; 3. Factors contributing to Hate Speech; 4. Consequences of Hate Speech; 5. Mitigation efforts; 6. Afterword: future directions; References.

Summary

This Element explores hate speech targeting social identities devalued by dominant groups, aiming to evoke violence, discrimination, and oppression. It examines its expression, production, effects on targets and non-targets, and the effectiveness of mitigation efforts like computer-based technologies, speech codes, confrontation, and counterspeech.

Product details

• Authors: Janet B. Ruscher, Janet B. (Tulane University) Ruscher, Ruscher Janet B.
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.01.2025
• EAN: 9781009534680
• ISBN: 978-1-0-0953468-0
• No. of pages: 84
• Series: Elements in Applied Social Psychology
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Psychology > Theoretical psychology; Non-fiction book; PSYCHOLOGY / Social Psychology, Social, group or collective psychology, Social discrimination & inequality, Cognitive studies, Cognitive Science, Social discrimination and social justice