Violence of Hate, The: Confronting Racism, Anti-Semitism, and Other Forms of Bigotry

by Levin, Jack

• ISBN13: 9780205322473
• ISBN10: 0205322476
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-01-01
• Publisher: Allyn & Bacon

Summary

This text explores two forms of hate and prejudice racism in contemporary American society and the historical occurrence of anti-Semitism under a single conceptual framework.Jack Levin, author of The Violence of Hate, is a well-known scholar, author, and lecturer on the subject of hate crimes. In this book he shows how support for both racism and anti-Semitism can be conceptualized as occurring among four groups: hatemongers, dabblers, sympathizers, and spectators. Levin argues that hate and prejudice continue at a very dangerous level in our society, and that hate typically emanates not from the ranting and raving of a few people at the margins of society, but from ordinary people in the mainstream.

Author Biography

Jack Levin, Ph.D. is the Irving and Betty Brudnick Professor of Sociology and Criminology and director of the Brudnick Center on Conflict and Violence at Northeastern University

Table of Contents

Preface	v
Perspectives on Hate and Violence	1	(28)
Hate, Prejudice, and Discrimination	1	(3)
Hate as a Justification for Violence	4	(6)
Is Hate on the Decline?	10	(8)
Is the Significance of Hate on the Decline?	18	(10)
Conclusion	28	(1)
A Typology of Hate	29	(28)
Crimes of Hate	29	(1)
Hatemongers	30	(8)
Dabblers	38	(5)
Sympathizers	43	(5)
Spectators	48	(7)
Conclusion	55	(2)
The Benefits of Bigotry	57	(21)
Protest by Proxy	57	(2)
Psychological Advantages	59	(6)
Economic and Status Advantages	65	(12)
Conclusion	77	(1)
The Production of Rebels, Deviants, and Other Decent People	78	(20)
The Power of the Situation	78	(3)
Intergroup Contact	81	(5)
Follow the Leader	86	(5)
The Impact of Deviance	91	(7)
Conclusion	98	(1)
Appendix A Anti-Hate Websites	98	(3)
Appendix B Remarks on SB390, Hate Crimes Legislation	101	(5)
Hon. Dan E. Ponder, Jr.
References	106	(9)
Index	115