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Inside Story: How Narratives Drive Mass Harm

By Lois Presser

Book information

Publisher
University of California Press
Year
2018
ISBN
9780520964471, 2018017428, 2018020178, 9780520290174, 9780520290181
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
960 kB (982689 bytes)
Pages
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Time added
2022-11-02 11:06:45
Sociology; Nonfiction; SOC004000

Description

Stories have persuasive powers: they can influence how a person thinks and acts. Inside Story explores the capacity of stories to direct our thinking, heighten our emotions, and thereby motivate people to do harm to others and to tolerate harm done by others. From terrorist violence to "mere" complacency with institutionalized harm, the book weds case study to cross-disciplinary theory. It builds upon timely work in the field of narrative criminology and provides a thorough analysis of how stories can promote or inhibit harmful action. By offering a sociological analysis of the emotional yet intersubjective experience of dangerous stories, the book fleshes out the perplexing mechanics of cultural influence on crime and other forms of harm.

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