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Explaining the Breakdown of Ethnic Relations : Why Neighbors Kill. / edited by by Victoria M. Esses ; Richard A. Vernon

Mitwirkende(r): Esses, Victoria M [editor] | Vernon, Richard [editor]Materialtyp: TextTextSprache: EnglischReihen: Social issues and interventions ; v.4 | Social issues and interventionsVerlag: Hoboken : John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, 2008Copyright-Datum: ©2008Auflage: 1st edBeschreibung: 1 online resource (290 pages)Inhaltstyp: Text Medientyp: Computermedien Datenträgertyp: Online ResourceISBN: 9781444303063Schlagwörter: Ethnische Gruppe | Gewalttätigkeit | Minderheitenfrage | Ethnizität | Konflikt | Sozialer Konflikt | Gewalt | Ethnic conflict | Social conflict | Violence | Intergroup relations | Ethnic relationsGenre/Form: FernzugriffAndere physische Formen: Print version: : Explaining the Breakdown of Ethnic RelationsOnline-Ressourcen: Volltext
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Intro -- Notes on Contributors -- Series Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1 Why Neighbors Kill An Overview Richard A. Vernon and Victoria M. Esses -- Part I Individual Factors -- 2 Extreme Harmdoing: A View from the Social Psychology of Justice Carolyn L. Hafer, James M. Olson, and Alexandra A. Peterson -- 3 On the Nature of Contemporary Prejudice: From Subtle Bias to Severe Consequences John F. Dovidio, Adam R. Pearson, Samuel L -- 4 Why Neighbors Kill: Prior Intergroup Contact and Killing of Ethnic Outgroup Neighbors Miles Hewstone, Nicole Tausch, Albert -- 5 Why Neighbors Don't Stop the Killing: The Role of Group-Based Schadenfreude Russell Spears and Colin Wayne Leach -- Part II Societal Factors -- 6 When Neighbors Blame Neighbors: Scapegoating and the Breakdown of Ethnic Relations Peter Glick -- 7 The Influence of the Threatening Transitional Context on Israeli Jews' Reactions to Al Aqsa Intifada Daniel Bar-Tal and Keren Sharvit -- 8 Why Do States Kill Citizens? Or, Why Racism is an Insufficient Explanation Patricia Marchak -- Part III Synthesis -- 9 Theories of Genocide: The Case of Rwanda Howard Adelman -- 10 Applying the Unified Instrumental Model of Group Conflict to Understanding Ethnic Conflict and Violence: The Case of Sudan -- 11 The Origins of Genocide and Mass Killing, Prevention, Reconciliation, and their Application to Rwanda Ervin Staub -- Index.
Zusammenfassung: Written by an international team of renowned scholars, this volume addresses the multitude of factors that may lead to the deadly breakdown of ethnic relations. The book Draws on real-world case studies, such as Rwanda, Sudan, and the Second Palestinian Intifada Brings together original contributions and theoretical perspectives by a team of experts in psychology and related disciplines such as sociology and political science Identifies events and processes that can break down inhibitions against violence, and lead to mass killings and genocide Examines explanations that must be considered in making sense of past acts, and offers suggestions for interventions to prevent future repetitions.
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Intro -- Notes on Contributors -- Series Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1 Why Neighbors Kill An Overview Richard A. Vernon and Victoria M. Esses -- Part I Individual Factors -- 2 Extreme Harmdoing: A View from the Social Psychology of Justice Carolyn L. Hafer, James M. Olson, and Alexandra A. Peterson -- 3 On the Nature of Contemporary Prejudice: From Subtle Bias to Severe Consequences John F. Dovidio, Adam R. Pearson, Samuel L -- 4 Why Neighbors Kill: Prior Intergroup Contact and Killing of Ethnic Outgroup Neighbors Miles Hewstone, Nicole Tausch, Albert -- 5 Why Neighbors Don't Stop the Killing: The Role of Group-Based Schadenfreude Russell Spears and Colin Wayne Leach -- Part II Societal Factors -- 6 When Neighbors Blame Neighbors: Scapegoating and the Breakdown of Ethnic Relations Peter Glick -- 7 The Influence of the Threatening Transitional Context on Israeli Jews' Reactions to Al Aqsa Intifada Daniel Bar-Tal and Keren Sharvit -- 8 Why Do States Kill Citizens? Or, Why Racism is an Insufficient Explanation Patricia Marchak -- Part III Synthesis -- 9 Theories of Genocide: The Case of Rwanda Howard Adelman -- 10 Applying the Unified Instrumental Model of Group Conflict to Understanding Ethnic Conflict and Violence: The Case of Sudan -- 11 The Origins of Genocide and Mass Killing, Prevention, Reconciliation, and their Application to Rwanda Ervin Staub -- Index.

Written by an international team of renowned scholars, this volume addresses the multitude of factors that may lead to the deadly breakdown of ethnic relations. The book Draws on real-world case studies, such as Rwanda, Sudan, and the Second Palestinian Intifada Brings together original contributions and theoretical perspectives by a team of experts in psychology and related disciplines such as sociology and political science Identifies events and processes that can break down inhibitions against violence, and lead to mass killings and genocide Examines explanations that must be considered in making sense of past acts, and offers suggestions for interventions to prevent future repetitions.

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