The intensification of hating: A theory

Social Justice Research

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 68-97

  Opotow, Susan ^a   McClelland, Sara I ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS BOSTON   (United States)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Affect; Criminal justice; Hate; Justice; Morals; Psychoanalytic theory; Violence

Indexed keywords

EID: 34249949964     PISSN: 08857466     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11211-007-0033-0     Document Type: Article

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