BOOKS - Inside Story: How Narratives Drive Mass Harm
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991038
991038
Inside Story: How Narratives Drive Mass Harm
Author: Lois Presser
Year: August 7, 2018
Format: PDF
File size: PDF 948 KB
Language: English
Year: August 7, 2018
Format: PDF
File size: PDF 948 KB
Language: English
Stories have persuasive they can influence how a person thinks and acts. Inside Story explores the capacity of stories to direct our thinking, heighten our emotions, and thereby motivate people to do harm to others and to tolerate harm done by others. From terrorist violence to "mere" complacency with institutionalized harm, the book weds case study to cross-disciplinary theory. It builds upon timely work in the field of narrative criminology and provides a thorough analysis of how stories can promote or inhibit harmful action. By offering a sociological analysis of the emotional yet intersubjective experience of dangerous stories, the book fleshes out the perplexing mechanics of cultural influence on crime and other forms of harm.