American Skinheads is an analysis of organised hate crime violence. Mark Hamm presents historical specificity for a modern theory of hate crime, then rigorously tests the theory with interview data derived from skinheads who have committed an array of violent acts against people because of their race, religion, or sexual preference - people who are members of the classic outgroups of American society. Part One traces the roots of the Skinhead Nation through the Beats, Mods, Hippies, and Punks in London, and then examines the rise of the Neo-Nazi offshoots (Romantic Violence, The Aryan Youth Movement), recruiters (Tom Metzger), and recruitment tools (WAR Magazine and Hotline, electronic mail, Race and Reason), and appearances on the Oprah Winfrey and Geraldo Rivera shows. In Part Two, Hamm discusses the accepted sociological perspectives on terrorist youth subcultures (not gangs ), then presents findings of his own study of 36 skinheads, including social and economic characteristics, psychological profiles, the role of skinhead girls , use of drugs and weapons, satanism, and neo-fascism. Part three assesses the future for American neo-Nazism and recommends steps for preventing skinhead terrorism.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
ABC-Clio
ISBN-13
9780275943554
eBay Product ID (ePID)
95435258
Product Key Features
Subject Area
Social Organisations
Author
Mark S. Hamm
Publication Name
American Skinheads: the Criminology and Control of Hate Crime
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Subject
Criminology
Publication Year
1993
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
264 Pages
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
Mark S. Hamm
Country/Region of Manufacture
United States
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