Hate Crimes and Ethnoviolence - The History, Current Affairs, and Future of Discrimination in America

Informationen zum Autor Howard J Ehrlich Klappentext Illuminating and empirically grounded collection of essays by noted scholar and activist Howard Ehrlich, who chronicles his unparalleled experience in ethnoviolence and hate crimes research Zusammenfassung Ehrlich introduces dimensions of America's social heritage that are necessary for an understanding of prejudice and explains the differences between ethnoviolence and hate crimes. Through analysis of network television news and interviews with news editors and reporters, he explores how our mainstream media maintains racial and ethnic stereotypes. Inhaltsverzeichnis Part I: Ethnoviolence * 1. The Social Conditions of Ethnoviolence * 2. Ethnoviolence and Hate Crimes * 3. Further Observations: Some Questions, Some Answers Part II: The News Media * 4. Ethnoviolence and the News Media * 5. The Gatekeepers of Newspapers: * 6. The Production of Pathology: The Social Function of Local TV News * 7. The Design of Local TV News: If its White, its right Part III: Popular Culture * 8. Lessons Learned: The Bombing in Oklahoma City, The Civic Disorders in Los Angeles (1992), The Columbine High School Shootings, Hurricane Katrina * 9. Prejudice and Ethnoviolence on Campus Part IV: The Struggle Continues * 10. Profiling the Belief Structure of Right-Wing Groups * 11. A Brief Note on the Politics of Ignorance * 12. Step by Step: A Personal Trek

Product details

• Authors: Howard J Ehrlich, Howard J. Ehrlich
• Publisher: Perseus Books Uk
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 05.02.2009
• EAN: 9780813344454
• ISBN: 978-0-8133-4445-4
• No. of pages: 208
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; Ethnic Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Criminology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Violence in Society, Violence in society, Crime and criminology, Crime & criminology, Violence and abuse in society, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / General