Perspectives on Hate - How It Originates, Develops, Manifests, and Spreads

With hate crimes on the rise, it is more important than ever to understand how hate originates, develops, manifests, and spreads - and how it can be counteracted. In this book, renowned psychologist Robert J. Sternberg assembles a diverse group of experts to examine these central issues from the perspectives of multiple disciplines.

With hate crimes on the rise, it is more important than ever to understand how hate originates, develops, manifests, and spreads - and how it can be counteracted. In this book, renowned psychologist Robert J. Sternberg assembles a diverse group of experts to examine these central issues from the perspectives of multiple disciplines. The book is anchored by Sternberg's FLOTSAM theory, which identifies key conditions that enable the development and transmission of hate, including fear, license, obedience to authority, trust, sense of belonging to a valued group, amplification of arousal, and modeling. Chapters work through various manifestations of hate: hate as a thought, a feeling, or an action; forms of hate that are rooted in group bias, or that stem from a single relationship; and hate that varies in intensity, from the mundane to the extreme. Authors also explore the various cognitive and emotional processes at work, as well as the political motivations that can spark violent acts of hate. The book also considers the role of hate crime legislation and the relationships among hate speech, free speech, and group violence.

Table of Contents

• Preface
• Chapter 1.  FLOTSAM: A Theory of the Development and Transmission of Hate. Robert J. Sternberg.
• I. Defining Hate
• Chapter 2. Hate, Dehumanization, and 'Hate.'  Nick Haslam and Sean C. Murphy.
• Chapter 3.  The Essence of Hate and Love.  Clark McCauley.
• Chapter 4.  What Is Hate?  Thomas Brudholm.
• II. Cognitive and Emotional Processes that Lead to Hateful Behavior
• Chapter 5.  Theorizing Hate in Contemporary USA.  Susan Opotow and Sara I. McClelland.
• Chapter 6.  Channeling Anger and Hate for Protecting Human Life.  Israel W. Charny. 
• Chapter 7.  Hate in Contemporary America: Pathology or Opportunism?  Richard M. Lerner and Paul A. Chase.
• Chapter 8.  FLOTSAM: The Theory in Practice: Understanding the Reawakening of Hate in the Modern World. Robert J. Sternberg.
• III. Hate Crimes
• Chapter 9. Hate Crimes in Transition.  Jack Levin and Jack McDevitt.
• Chapter 10.  'Hate Speech,' Free Speech, and Group Violence.  David Moshman.
• Chapter 11. Tolerating Hate: Racial Bias, Freedom of Speech, and Responses to Hate Crimes.  Gina Roussos and John F. Dovidio.
• Chapter 12. 'Message' Crimes: Understanding the Community Impacts of Bias Crime.  Rebecca L. Stotzer and Adriano Sabagala.
• Chapter 13. Should Misogyny Be a Protected Characteristic in Hate Crime Legislation?  Amanda Haynes and Jennifer Schweppe.
• IV.  Conclusion
• Chapter 14. FLOTSAM Themes in the Volume. Robert J. Sternberg.