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Author Bronner, Stephen Eric, 1949- author

Title The bigot : why prejudice persists / Stephen Eric Bronner
Published New Haven : Yale University Press, [2014]

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Description 1 online resource (ix, 235 pages)
Contents Modernity -- Mythological thinking -- Playing the role -- The bigot today
Summary "Stephen Eric Bronner is a prolific author, activist, and one of America's leading political thinkers. His new book presents bigotry as a systematic, all-encompassing mindset that has a special affinity for right-wing movements. In what will surely prove a seminal study, Bronner explores its appeal, the self-image it justifies, the interests it serves, and its complex connection with modernity. He reveals how prejudice shapes the conspiratorial and paranoid worldview of the true believer, the elitist, and the chauvinist. In the process, it becomes apparent how the bigot hides behind mainstream conservative labels in order to support policies designed to disadvantage the targets of his contempt. Examining bigotry in its various dimensions-anthropological, historical, psychological, sociological, and political-Professor Bronner illustrates how the bigot's intense hatred of "the other" is a direct reaction to social progress, liberal values, secularism, and an increasingly complex and diverse world. A sobering look at the bigot in the twenty-first century, this volume is essential for making sense of the dangers facing democracy now and in the future"-- Provided by publisher
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 201-222) and index
Notes Online resource; title from e-book title screen (EbscoHost platform, viewed October 5, 2015)
Subject Prejudices.
Toleration.
Political science -- Philosophy.
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Discrimination & Race Relations.
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Gender Studies.
PHILOSOPHY -- Social.
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- General.
Political science -- Philosophy
Prejudices
Toleration
Form Electronic book
LC no. 2013047875
ISBN 9780300163735
0300163738