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  • The Science of Hate

  • How Prejudice Becomes Hate and What We Can Do to Stop It
  • By: Matthew Williams
  • Narrated by: Mark Meadows
  • Length: 12 hrs and 36 mins
  • 4.6 out of 5 stars (15 ratings)

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Summary

Why do people hate? A world-leading criminologist explores the tipping point between prejudice and hate crime, analysing human behaviour across the globe and throughout history in this vital book.

'This should be on the curriculum. A must read.' DR JULIE SMITH

'A key text for how we live now.' DAVID BADDIEL

'Wildly engrossing.' DARREN MCGARVEY

'This is a world-changing book.' ALICE ROBERTS

'Fascinating and moving.' PRAGYA AGARWAL

Are our brains wired to hate? Is social media to blame for an increase in hateful abuse? With hate on the rise, what can we do to turn the tide? Drawing on twenty years of pioneering research - as well as his own experience as a hate-crime victim - world-renowned criminologist Matthew Williams explores one of the pressing issues of our age.

Surveying human behaviour across the globe and reaching back through time, from our tribal ancestors in prehistory to artificial intelligence in the twenty-first century, The Science of Hate is a groundbreaking and surprising examination of the elusive 'tipping point' between prejudice and hate.

'Hate speech online has escalated to unprecedented levels. Matthew Williams, a professor of criminology, is shining a scientific light on who is behind it and why . . . a rallying cry.'
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'Fascinating and beautifully written. I heartily recommend it.'
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'Fascinating . . . A harrowing but illuminating work.'
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'An indispensable guide to what's gone wrong both here at home and in much of the Western world.'
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©2021 Matthew Williams (P)2021 Faber & Faber
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Full of hatred 😀😀

It’s an excellent effort to help an ordinary reader understand the psychological, emotional,
behavioural and social reasons that lead to development of hatred and then subsequent violence. The author has gone to significant length to explore the topic using multiple lenses and utilising various angles to look at the subject. There are some very honest personal declarations and submissions form him too. Where required scientific evidence has been quoted with its critical appraisal i.e. what is the limitation of that evidence. The author summarises at the end that more similar kind of work is required in future that needs to be done by various members of society belonging to different cultural and professional backgrounds that we help us understand this topic more over time.

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Excellent listen!

Engaging & informative.
Breaks down this complex subject in a comprehensive manner & suggests practical advice on combating hate. An important book. Should be compulsory reading in all schools.

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Much needed insights in our current climate

A rigorous scientific approach to understanding the mechanisms of hate combined with engaging case stories.
A must read for everyone who wants to acknowledge and better understand the human condition and traps that can lead to hate.

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