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Record Nr.

UNINA9910298062103321

Autore

Yakushko Oksana

Titolo

Modern-Day Xenophobia : Critical Historical and Theoretical Perspectives on the Roots of Anti-Immigrant Prejudice / / by Oksana Yakushko

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2018

ISBN

9783030006440

3030006441

Edizione

[1st ed. 2018.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (129 pages)

Disciplina

305.2350943

305.8

Soggetti

Counseling

Psychoanalysis

Psychology - Methodology

Economic development

Criminology

Counseling Psychology

Psychological Methods

Development Studies

Crime Control and Security

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

1. Xenophobia -- 2. Related concepts and theories -- 3. Evolutionary theories of xenophobia -- 4. Socio-economic theories of xenophobia -- 5. Psychological theories of xenophobia -- 6. Psychoanalytic theories of xenophobia -- 7. Post-colonial and critical theories of xenophobia -- 8. Future research.

Sommario/riassunto

This book engages the topic of xenophobia from both psychological and socio-political approaches. Recently, xenophobia as a social standpoint or social attitude has come under increased scrutiny by the public, scholars, and educators; however, few works have directly summarized current theories of xenophobia as well as articulated



critical perspectives on the issue. This work provides an overview of the concept, historical factors related to its development, and a review of varied theoretical perspectives. The intertwining of psychological and sociological perspectives allows the author to present a multi-dimensional, multi-layered argument in a way which effectively prevents any attempt to apply any one single over-arching theory, and thus effectively presents the complexity of the topic at hand.