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Inside Story: How Narratives Drive Mass Harm

Inside Story: How Narratives Drive Mass Harm

Presser, Lois

Paperback

General ReferenceCriminology

ISBN10: 0520290186
ISBN13: 9780520290181
Publisher: Univ Of California Pr
Published: Aug 7 2018
Pages: 200
Weight: 0.55
Height: 0.60 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.20
Language: English
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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