Inside story: how narratives drive mass harm

"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: Print Book
Language:English
Published: Oakland, California University of California Press [2018]
In:Year: 2018
Online Access: Table of Contents
Availability in Tübingen:Present in Tübingen.
UB: KB 20 A 9753
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Keywords:
Crime > Sociological aspects
Crime in popular culture
Criminal Psychology
Kriminalität > Erzählung > Berichterstattung > Beeinflussung > Masse
Violence
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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
Item Description:Enthält bibliographische Angaben und einen Index
Physical Description:viii, 189 Seiten
ISBN:9780520290174
9780520290181