Opposing Hate Speech
Praeger Publishers Inc (Verlag)
978-0-275-98427-4 (ISBN)
Is there a limit to freedom of expression in a democracy, and if so, where should the line be drawn? In attempting to answer that question, Cortese makes a solid case for paying attention to context and common sense. Some hate speech is more reprehensible than others; not all discriminatory statements are equally serious. There is a discernible difference between an offensive remark and an incitement to commit murder. There is also a fundamental distinction between intentional and unintentional discrimination. In this book, Cortese rethinks some of the issues that have been silenced in ways harmful to many—especially those that have been brutalized, oppressed, manipulated, dominated, segregated, and disadvantaged. We should recognize the grave injuries inflicted by hate speech and the potential tensions between legal solutions to those injuries and the First Amendment. We must push for moral education, educational speech codes, and when necessary, a formal, legal-structural response to hate speech in order to reinforce our commitment to tolerance as a value.
Anthony Cortese is Professor of Sociology at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas. His major areas of research and teaching are social problems, ethnic and race relations, social policy, social ethics, media and gender, and sociological theory. He is the author of four other books, including Provocateur: Images of Women and Minorities in Advertising, 2nd ed. (2004).
Foreword: Several Things We Know about Hate Speech . . . and Several Misconceptions by Richard Delgado
Preface
1. Free Expression versus Equal Protection: What Harm Is Hate Speech?
2. Race, Ethnicity, and Hate Speech
3. Religion and Hate Speech
4. Gender and Hate Speech
5. Sexual Orientation and Hate Speech
6. The Future of Democracy: Beyond Legal Realism
Appendix: Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual Television Characters
References
Index
Erscheint lt. Verlag | 30.11.2005 |
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Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 156 x 235 mm |
Gewicht | 510 g |
Themenwelt | Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Politische Theorie |
Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Gender Studies | |
ISBN-10 | 0-275-98427-3 / 0275984273 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-275-98427-4 / 9780275984274 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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