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License to harass : law, hierarchy, and offensive public speech /
Offensive street speech--racist and sexist remarks that can make its targets feel both psychologically and physically threatened--is surprisingly common in our society. Many argue that this speech is so detestable that it should be banned under law. But is this an area covered by the First Amendment...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Princeton, N.J. :
Princeton University Press,
©2004.
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| Colección: | Cultural lives of law.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Offensive street speech--racist and sexist remarks that can make its targets feel both psychologically and physically threatened--is surprisingly common in our society. Many argue that this speech is so detestable that it should be banned under law. But is this an area covered by the First Amendment right to free speech? Or should it be banned?In this elegantly written book, Laura Beth Nielsen pursues the answers by probing the legal consciousness of ordinary citizens. Using a combination of field observations and in-depth, semistructured interviews, she surveys one hundred men and women, some. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xiii, 225 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-218) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781400826292 1400826292 1282129481 9781282129481 9786612129483 6612129484 |