Inside Story : How Narratives Drive Mass Harm /

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"Stories direct mass harm, including violence and less sensational affronts. This book explores the capacity of stories to motivate people to do harm and to tolerate the harm done by others. The book builds upon timely work in the field of narrative criminology, according to which stories promo...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Presser, Lois (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2018]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Violence.
Criminal psychology.
Crime > Sociological aspects.
Crime in popular culture.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Criminology.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > General.
violence.
Criminalite dans la culture populaire.
Criminalite > Aspect sociologique.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:"Stories direct mass harm, including violence and less sensational affronts. This book explores the capacity of stories to motivate people to do harm and to tolerate the harm done by others. The book builds upon timely work in the field of narrative criminology, according to which stories promote or inhibit harmful action. It offers a sociological analysis of the emotional yet intersubjective experience of dangerous stories"--Provided by publisher.
Physical Description:1 online resource (200 pages).
ISBN:9780520964471

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