Lindauer's experience with the Patriot ACT.
"The Construction of Attitudes Toward Lesbians and Gay Men explores the widespread social acceptance of heterosexism in the United States by examining today's social and political systems. You will discover current indicators of heterosexism and homophobic attitudes from many di…
"The Construction of Attitudes Toward Lesbians and Gay Men explores the widespread social acceptance of heterosexism in the United States by examining today's social and political systems. You will discover current indicators of heterosexism and homophobic attitudes from many di…
"In recent times major efforts have been made to eliminate racial prejudice, but there is plenty of evidence that it still survives. Gustav Jahoda demonstrates how deeply rooted western perceptions going back more than a thousand years are still feeding racial prejudice today. I…
Written by a diverse range of scholars, this accessible introductory volume asks: What is implicit bias? How does implicit bias compromise our knowledge of others and social reality? How does implicit bias affect us, as individuals and participants in larger social and political…
Written by a diverse range of scholars, this accessible introductory volume asks: What is implicit bias? How does implicit bias compromise our knowledge of others and social reality? How does implicit bias affect us, as individuals and participants in larger social and political…
This timely and much-needed insight into the issue of prejudice in general includes discussion on the nature of antigay prejudice, stereotypes and behaviours, and the need for science and psychology to confront homophobia and related issues.
The theory that the Jews have their own distinctive and inherent physical characteristics goes back to the Middle Ages and was used in many cases to denigrate Jews. In the 19th-early 20th centuries, the theory of a specific Jewish race (separate and common to all Jews) served to…
"This fascinating study in the sociology of knowledge documents the refutation of scientific foundations for racism in Britain and the United States between the two world wars, when racial differences were no longer attributed to biological but to cultural factors. Professor Bar…
Paula A. Treichler has become a singularly important voice among the significant theorists on the AIDS crisis. Dissecting the cultural politics surrounding representations of HIV and AIDS, her work has altered the field of cultural studies by establishing medicine as a legitimat…