UID:
almahu_9949773484302882
Format:
XIII, 198 p.
,
online resource.
Edition:
1st ed. 2024.
ISBN:
9783031605635
Series Statement:
Frontiers in Sociology and Social Research, 12
Content:
This book applies the most recent research in social psychology to decisive historical events that arguably built white supremacy as a cultural force, institutional system, and dominant social character in the United States. Simultaneously, the discussion considers the progressive counter-forces that have and continue to challenge white supremacy, and how this dialectical battle has brought the United States to the polarizations of the present day. The book builds a four-part argument. First, it considers the origins of white supremacy in the United States, and how some people uphold it today. Second, it discusses personality types that find white supremacy appealing. Third, it lays out the sociohistorical patterns that promoted white supremacy, rewarded people who practiced it, and created generations of people who find meaning and comfort in racist, misogynist, and heteronormative domination. Fourth, it discusses the social counterforces that challenge white supremacy and links these to personality types as well. Overall, the book examines how social character correlates with differing personality types, resulting in very different social movements, cultural expressions, political activities, and daily interactions.
Note:
White Supremacy, Masculinity, Patriotism, and Social Character -- Genocidal Conquest and the Rise of Mytho-Pathological Hero Types -- Women in White Supremacy -- Race and Ethnonational Violence -- Environmentalism, Gender Rights, and the Future of American Society.
In:
Springer Nature eBook
Additional Edition:
Printed edition: ISBN 9783031605628
Additional Edition:
Printed edition: ISBN 9783031605642
Additional Edition:
Printed edition: ISBN 9783031605659
Language:
English
DOI:
10.1007/978-3-031-60563-5
URL:
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-60563-5
