Speak No Evil
The Triumph of Hate Speech Regulation
Opponents of speech codes often argue that liberal academics use the codes to advance an agenda of political correctness. But Jon B. Gould's provocative book, based on an enormous amount of empirical evidence, reveals that the real reasons for their growth are to be found in the pragmatic, almost utilitarian, considerations of college administrators. Instituting hate speech policy, he shows, was often a symbolic response taken by university leaders to reassure campus constituencies of their commitment against intolerance. In an academic version of keeping up with the Joneses, some schools created hate speech codes to remain within what they s…
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- ISBN: 978-0-226-30554-7
- EAN: 9780226305547
- Produktnummer: 1732630
- Verlag: The University of Chicago Press
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2005
- Seitenangabe: 224 S.
- Masse: H23.0 cm x B15.3 cm x D1.8 cm 402 g
- Gewicht: 402
- Sonstiges: Professional & Vocational
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