Explaining the Breakdown of Ethnic Relations Why Neighbors Kill

, by Esses, Victoria M.; Vernon, Richard A.

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ISBN: 9781405170581 | 1405170581
Cover: Paperback
Copyright: 7/28/2008

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Written by experts in psychology and related disciplines, this volume will use both real-world case studies and theoretical perspectives from a variety of disciplines to address the multitude of factors that may lead to the deadly breakdown of ethnic relations.

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Notes on Contributors
Series Preface
Acknowledgments
Why Neighbors Kill: An Overview
Individual Factors
Extreme Harmdoing: A View from the Social Psychology of Justice
On the Nature of Contemporary Prejudice: From Subtle Bias to Severe Consequences
Why Neighbors Kill: Prior Intergroup Contact and Killing of Ethnic Outgroup Neighbors
Why Neighbors Don't Stop the Killing: The Role of Group-Based Schadenfreude
Societal Factors
When Neighbors Blame Neighbors: Scapegoating and the Breakdown of Ethnic Relations
The Influence of the Threatening Transitional Context on Israeli Jews' Reactions to Al Aqsa Intifada
Why Do States Kill Citizens? Or, Why Racism is an Insufficient Explanation
Synthesis
Theories of Genocide: The Case of Rwanda
Applying the Unified Instrumental Model of Group Conflict to Understanding Ethnic Conflict and Violence: The Case of Sudan
The Origins of Genocide and Mass Killing, Prevention, Reconciliation, and their Application to Rwanda
Index
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