Social theory of fear: terror, torture, and death in a post-capitalist world

[Monographie]

Abstract

Fear has long served elites. They rely on fear to keep and expand their privileges and control the masses. In the current crisis of the capitalist world system, elites in the United States, along with other central countries, promote fear of crime and terrorism. They shaped these fears so that peopl... mehr Fear has long served elites. They rely on fear to keep and expand their privileges and control the masses. In the current crisis of the capitalist world system, elites in the United States, along with other central countries, promote fear of crime and terrorism. They shaped these fears so that people looked to authorities for security, which permitted extension of apparatuses of coercion like police and military forces. In the face of growing oppression, rebellion against elite hegemony remains possible. This book offers an analysis of the crisis and strategies for rebellion.... weniger

Thesaurusschlagwörter

Kriminalität; Kapitalismus; Marginalität; Manipulation; Recht; Folter; Widerstand; Repression; Todesstrafe; Sicherheit; soziale Kontrolle; Risikogesellschaft; Angst; Terrorismus

Klassifikation

Soziologie von Gesamtgesellschaften

Sozialpsychologie

politische Willensbildung, politische Soziologie, politische Kultur

Freie Schlagwörter

Law; Terror; Fear; Society

Sprache Dokument

Englisch

Publikationsjahr

2010

Verlag

Palgrave Macmillan

Erscheinungsort

Basingstoke

Seitenangabe

234 S.

ISBN

978-0-230-10349-8

Status

Veröffentlichungsversion; begutachtet (peer reviewed)

Lizenz

Creative Commons - Namensnennung, Nicht kommerz., Keine Bearbeitung