Summary
Are all terrorists men? Why are most school shooters teenage boys? What role do women play in the spread of hatred? Many books, news programs and magazine articles have examined the rise and activities of extremist and white supremacist groups; however, the role of gender in right-wing ideology has been almost completely overlooked. The original essays in this collection explore the link between gender and racism in a variety of racial and white supremacy organizations, including white separatists, the Christian right, the militia/patriot movements, skinheads and more. Abby Ferber brings together the leading voices studying hate groups to investigate ways that gender influences the hate crimes that we read about in the papers and see on the news. Home-Grown Hateis an important and timely contribution that advances our understanding of these hate groups, analyzes their movements and sets the agenda in developing strategies to prevent the further proliferation of hate.
Author Biography
Abby L. Ferber is Associate Professor of Sociology and Director of the Women's Studies Program at the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments |
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Foreword |
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Introduction |
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1. Mapping the Political Right: Gender and Race Oppression in Right-Wing Movements |
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2. Women and Organized Racism |
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3. "White Genocide": White Supremacists and the Politics of Reproduction |
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4. Normalizing Racism: A Case Study of Motherhood in White Supremacy |
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JoAnn Rogers and Jacquelyn S. Litt |
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5. The White Separatist Movement: Worldviews on Gender, Feminism, Nature, and Change |
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Betty A. Dobratz and Stephanie L. Shanks-Meile |
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6. "White Men Are This Nation": Right-Wing Militias and the Restoration of Rural American Masculinity |
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Abby L. Ferber and Michael S. Kimmel |
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7. "Getting It": The Role of Women in Male Desistance from Hate Groups |
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161 | (20) |
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8. The Dilemma of Difference: Gender and Hate Crime Policy |
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181 | (24) |
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9. Green or Brown? White Nativist Environmental Movements |
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Afterword: The Growing Influence of Right-Wing Thought |
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Notes |
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References |
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255 | (18) |
Contributors |
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Index |
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