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Modern-Day Xenophobia

Critical Historical and Theoretical Perspectives on the Roots of Anti-Immigrant Prejudice

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Authors:
  1. Oksana Yakushko

    1. Department of Clinical Psychology, Pacifica Graduate Institute, Carpinteria, USA

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  • Reviews and defines xenophobia
  • Provides a review of writings on anti-immigrant prejudice
  • Gives a history of demonization of foreigners, including during Inquisition, anti-Semitic events, and eugenics-fueled anti-immigrant events

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Table of contents (5 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-vi
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  2. Introduction

    • Oksana Yakushko
    Pages 1-10

  3. Hatred of Strangers: Defining Xenophobia and Related Concepts

    • Oksana Yakushko
    Pages 11-31

  4. The Immigrant Tides: Xenophobia in Western History Xenophobia as Neither Universal Nor Historically Invariable

    • Oksana Yakushko
    Pages 33-59

  5. Germs, Peacocks, and Scheming Domestics: Theories That Construct or Confront Xenophobia

    • Oksana Yakushko
    Pages 61-90

  6. How to Welcome a Stranger

    • Oksana Yakushko
    Pages 91-95

  7. Back Matter

    Pages 97-127
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About this book

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.







Authors and Affiliations

  • Department of Clinical Psychology, Pacifica Graduate Institute, Carpinteria, USA

    Oksana Yakushko

About the author

 Oksana Yakushko is Chair of the Department of Clinical Psychology, Pacifica Graduate Institute, California, USA.


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