The Nature of Hate
- Authors:
- Robert J. Sternberg, Cornell University, New York
- Karin Sternberg, Harvard University, Massachusetts
- Date Published: July 2008
- availability: Available
- format: Hardback
- isbn: 9780521896986
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What is hate and why is there so much of it? How does it originate, and what can we do about it? This book opens with a discussion of how hate makes its presence felt in the real world, discussing various definitions and theories of hate. Next it describes a duplex - two-part - theory of hate. According to the first part of the theory, hate has three components: negation of intimacy, passion, and commitment. According to the second part of the theory, this structure of hate originates from stories people create about the target - that, say, a group comprises enemies of God, or monsters, or vermin, or power-crazy tyrants, or any of a number of other stories. The authors discuss hate in the context of interpersonal relationships, survey the role of propaganda in inciting hate and analyze the role of hate in instigating terrorism, massacres, and genocides.
Read more- Applies theory to actual interpersonal and inter-group situation placing theory within reality with real-life examples
- Includes both qualitative and quantitative analysis and so will appeal to people who have a preference for either approach
- Contains the actual questionnaire authors used to measure hate in their studies so that readers can assess themselves
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- Date Published: July 2008
- format: Hardback
- isbn: 9780521896986
- length: 256 pages
- dimensions: 229 x 152 x 19 mm
- weight: 0.55kg
- contains: 8 b/w illus. 3 tables
- availability: Available
Table of Contents
1. The problem: the role of hate in the world
2. Definitions and theories of hate
3. The duplex theory of hate I: the triangular theory of the structure of hate
4. The duplex theory of hate II: a story-based theory of the development of hate
5. Interpersonal relationships - love-hate
6. The role of propaganda in instigating hate
7. Application of the duplex theory of hate to massacres, genocide, and terrorism
8. Are there any cures for hate?Instructors have used or reviewed this title for the following courses
- Individualism Reconsidered
- Psychology of Tolerance, Hate Crimes and Social Justice
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