1st Edition
Hate Crimes New Social Movements and the Politics of Violence
By Valerie Jenness
Copyright 1997
228 Pages
by
Routledge
226 Pages
by
Routledge
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Violence directed at victimized groups because of their real or imagined characteristics is as old as humankind. Why, then, have "hate crimes" only recently become recognized as a serious social problem, especially in the United States? This book addresses a timely set of questions about the politics and dynamics of intergroup violence manifested as discrimination. It explores such issues as... Read more
Acknowledgments, I. A NEW VIEW OF HATE-MOTIVATED VIOLENCE, II. VIOLENCE AGAINST GAYS AND LESBIANS, III. VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN, IV. CONCLUSION, 7 Hate Crime as a Social Problem: Theoretical Implications, References, Statutes Cited, Index
Biography
Valerie Jenness
