The Science of Hate: How prejudice becomes hate and what we can do to stop it
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Summary
Why do people commit hate crimes？ 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。
'Utterly brilliant 。 。 。 powerful 。 。 。 From personal histories to broader social patterns， from individual criminal cases to the latest neuroscience and psychology， Matthew Williams' forensic dissection of hate reveals its insidious power - but also its weaknesses。 This book is not just about how and why hate happens - it's about how to combat it。'
ALICE ROBERTS， author of The Incredible Unlikeliness of Being
'Fascinating。 This is a key contribution to our understanding of the divides in our society， and how these can perhaps be repaired。'
DR PRAGYA AGARWAL， author of Sway
'Fascinating and beautifully written。 I heartily recommend it。'
HUGO RIFKIND， TIMES RADIO
- Are our brains wired to hate？
- Does online hate incite violence on the streets？
- With hate crimes at an all-time high， what can we do to help turn the tide？
Drawing on twenty years of research as well as his own experience as a hate crime victim， world-renowned criminologist Matthew Williams uncovers the answers to these pressing questions of our age。
Exploring evolution and biology as well as social media and global events such as financial meltdowns， worldwide pandemics and even sporting tournaments， Williams exposes the conditions for hateful behaviour。 His journey sees him talking to perpetrators and victims， delving into the murky recesses of the internet and having his brain scanned by neuroscientists to reveal the science behind hate。
Traversing 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。
'Williams is masterful at making this complex topic accessible， so we can all better understand hate and the dark side of human behaviour and finally start to tackle it。'
NOVA REID
'Fascinating 。 。 。 A harrowing but illuminating work， being released at a time when hate appears to be on the ascendency but far from trying to stop it， some of the world's most powerful people seem to be using it to manipulate millions 。 。 。 At times it reads more like a thriller。'
EVENING STANDARD
' An indispensable guide to what's gone wrong both here at home and in much of the Western world。'
THE HERALD
'What motivates hate crime and how can it be reduced？ These questions cross disciplinary boundaries in the social sciences， from criminology to sociology and psychology。 So， too， does The Science of Hate， expertly weaving together perspectives from different disciplines， to explore these questions。'
THE PSYCHOLOGIST
'Utterly brilliant 。 。 。 powerful 。 。 。 From personal histories to broader social patterns， from individual criminal cases to the latest neuroscience and psychology， Matthew Williams' forensic dissection of hate reveals its insidious power - but also its weaknesses。 This book is not just about how and why hate happens - it's about how to combat it。'
ALICE ROBERTS， author of The Incredible Unlikeliness of Being
'Fascinating。 This is a key contribution to our understanding of the divides in our society， and how these can perhaps be repaired。'
DR PRAGYA AGARWAL， author of Sway
'Fascinating and beautifully written。 I heartily recommend it。'
HUGO RIFKIND， TIMES RADIO
- Are our brains wired to hate？
- Does online hate incite violence on the streets？
- With hate crimes at an all-time high， what can we do to help turn the tide？
Drawing on twenty years of research as well as his own experience as a hate crime victim， world-renowned criminologist Matthew Williams uncovers the answers to these pressing questions of our age。
Exploring evolution and biology as well as social media and global events such as financial meltdowns， worldwide pandemics and even sporting tournaments， Williams exposes the conditions for hateful behaviour。 His journey sees him talking to perpetrators and victims， delving into the murky recesses of the internet and having his brain scanned by neuroscientists to reveal the science behind hate。
Traversing 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。
'Williams is masterful at making this complex topic accessible， so we can all better understand hate and the dark side of human behaviour and finally start to tackle it。'
NOVA REID
'Fascinating 。 。 。 A harrowing but illuminating work， being released at a time when hate appears to be on the ascendency but far from trying to stop it， some of the world's most powerful people seem to be using it to manipulate millions 。 。 。 At times it reads more like a thriller。'
EVENING STANDARD
' An indispensable guide to what's gone wrong both here at home and in much of the Western world。'
THE HERALD
'What motivates hate crime and how can it be reduced？ These questions cross disciplinary boundaries in the social sciences， from criminology to sociology and psychology。 So， too， does The Science of Hate， expertly weaving together perspectives from different disciplines， to explore these questions。'
THE PSYCHOLOGIST
Reviews
Dean
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A fascinating insight into the prejudices people hold。I would recommend this book to anyone who is interested in the darker side of human behaviour and the science behind it。 It also includes largely unknown cases of hate and discrimination across the globe that will truly shock。 A must read！
L Wyre
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Don't miss this game changer！ An enthralling blend of true crime and popular science。This truly remarkable book couldn't be more topical。 The author has an ability to make the science of bias， prejudice and hate easily digestible， helped along by sometimes shocking true hate crime cases from across the globe， including the UK， US， South Africa， Russia and Japan。 These real-life cases， and the fact that the author himself was a victim of a hate crime （which he details and refers back to regularly Don't miss this game changer！ An enthralling blend of true crime and popular science。This truly remarkable book couldn't be more topical。 The author has an ability to make the science of bias， prejudice and hate easily digestible， helped along by sometimes shocking true hate crime cases from across the globe， including the UK， US， South Africa， Russia and Japan。 These real-life cases， and the fact that the author himself was a victim of a hate crime （which he details and refers back to regularly） really separate this book from other popular science titles。 That said， the science really does take centre stage， and the author weaves many disciplines together with ease and aplomb - from neuroscience to psychology， to sociology and economics， to political science and computer science - to develop his 'formula' for hate。 The book concludes with a breathtaking 'Seven steps to stop hate'， that reveals that scientists have known for decades what works in fostering tolerance and peace in our communities。 It turns out the politicians and tech giants have been ill-equipped， or/or unwilling， to institute them （I guess there is much to gain from a divided and hateful public/customer base）。 If there is one book you read this year， make it this one。 A rollercoaster of a read （at times you forget you are reading popular science） and a true eyeopener。 。。。more
Thomas Vos
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Verdorie， wat een enge voorbeelden。 Soms wel een beetje een schoolboek。 Wel interessant om te weten wat er in dat holle kopke van Dries omgaat。
Mohammed P Aslam
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Typically hate is thought of as a single emotion。 There are reasons to believe that hate has multiple components that manifest themselves in different ways on different occasions。 At such times， feelings may or may not translate themselves in to actions and people may interpret them as different emotions。Is Hate Hardwired？When I began to read Mathew Williams’ book I thought， Oh No！ this book is about the hate against the LGBTQ+ community， which wasn’t what I wanted nor expected。 I was getting a Typically hate is thought of as a single emotion。 There are reasons to believe that hate has multiple components that manifest themselves in different ways on different occasions。 At such times， feelings may or may not translate themselves in to actions and people may interpret them as different emotions。Is Hate Hardwired？When I began to read Mathew Williams’ book I thought， Oh No！ this book is about the hate against the LGBTQ+ community， which wasn’t what I wanted nor expected。 I was getting a little fatigued about the whole LGBTQ+ debate in recent months， not because I was opposed to the concept but because I wanted to delve a little deeper into what causes ‘hate’。However， by the time I reached page 23 in the book， it started to open up beyond the horizons of one community and started to capture the meaning and value of hate and the impact hate has on society at large。Williams espouses several theories that challenges the impression， perception and conception of hate and its relationship with the way it is measured through various left wing and right wing political descriptions。 The key paradigm for this book was to illustrate theories with actual and notable hate events that have taken place and this was followed with an explanation of the reasons and purpose for such behaviours。 The book is littered with interesting analogies where Williams describes hate in the context of a number of categories whilst， also arguing that hate can display itself in various patterns， with the one common one being the promotion of God verses Gay or cartoon verses Islam。 And it is at this juncture that the hypothesis of free speech， particularly in western society， protects the right to hate speech。A Clash of CulturesThe West once again has been forced to confront the clash of cultures wrote Edward Hudgins。 Muslims worldwide rage and riot over the Charlie Hebdo and the Danish newspaper cartoons that， in their eyes， commit the double sin of depicting Mohammad and satirizing him disrespectfully。 Whilst he acknowledges that the entire Muslim world consider such an illustration of their Prophet to be an insult to their religious belief。 And yet， Hudgins then wrote， “those of us who value freedom must not succumb to fear and intimidation”。 It was the printing of such cartoons that ultimately provoked some Muslims to resort to violence and， as is often customary， it was their backlash that became the focus of the cartoon controversy。This form of hate-cartoons deliberately challenges individual freedoms and liberty。 For example， if a similar stereotypical racist depiction of Jews was published alongside a depiction of Muhamad as a terrorist， the roar would be deafening from the pro-Jewish lobby。It may not be easy to understand why some Muslims respond violently to derogatory tropes about Islam， the Prophet and the Quran， what does this say about those who compulsively keep recycling these images of Muhammad？ However， Williams theory suggests that within the debate on how hate illustrates itself， it is difficult to see how anyone could find a cartoon of the Prophet as a terrorist/suicide bomber amusing without also treating terrorism itself lightly。 After all， how many of us can laugh at a cartoon of a suicide bomber， or a Jew portrayed as greedy and all-consuming of societal culture， wealth and power？ Free Speech Protects the Right to Hate SpeechThe original affront to Muslim religious sensibilities was swallowed up by assertions of the cartoonists’ right to free speech and to engage in what they consider to be humour。 In fact， in most critics’ views， it was not just the cartoonists who were victimised by ‘Islamic rage’ but also the principle of free speech itself。The case studies that Williams sets out offer an array of emotions from complete disgust to thoughts of horror。 Often the focus of this book appears to be on the case study material rather than the science of hate。 This does however， help to lighten the discussion and to look at how the science relates to actual events that have happened around the world。The various chapters of the book offer different reading experiences。 For example， in Chapter 3， the idea of unconscious bias looks at how our deeply stored prejudices accumulate towards hate and can lead to serious criminal behaviour against a target group。 The part of our brain function， Williams argues， leads us to trigger fear， aggression， violence。 In many ways the book helps us understand how our brain has helped us to evolve towards perceiving， judging and reacting to threats and to thus， respond towards safeguarding and protecting ourselves from harmful threats。 Overall a very good book， certainly worth a read but be warned there are some very challenging theories that question our own prejudices and help us to think how our own unconscious thoughts may become a protagonist for hate。 。。。more
Emma
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I would warn anyone before picking up this book that there are graphic descriptions of hate crimes， on e in particular the attack on Frank Jude Jr。 I have listened to a lot of crime podcasts in my time and the attack on Frank is brutal。 If you are not comfortable reading descriptions of hate crimes I would say this book maybe isn't ideal。 However， I would urge you to find a similar book on the topic as it is very important。 Overall， this book is excellent。 It takes a chapter by chapter approach I would warn anyone before picking up this book that there are graphic descriptions of hate crimes， on e in particular the attack on Frank Jude Jr。 I have listened to a lot of crime podcasts in my time and the attack on Frank is brutal。 If you are not comfortable reading descriptions of hate crimes I would say this book maybe isn't ideal。 However， I would urge you to find a similar book on the topic as it is very important。 Overall， this book is excellent。 It takes a chapter by chapter approach to breaking down hate crime and the aspects that lead up to it。 He looks in depth at the ingrained responses in our brain， how our learned behaviour impacts this， how our life experiences impact this and much more。 I think the single biggest advantage this book currently has over similar titles， is how up to date it is。 While it draws on knowledge from historical events like the Nazi party， it doesn't dwell too much。 Instead every example is up to date and informed by modern society。 The role of the internet being a prominent part of this analysis。 While this book makes many extremely important points， I feel a very important one is how consistent we have to be at reigning in our prejudice。 That being unprejudiced， regardless of who you are isn't something you can achieve and tick off the list。 It is a constant struggle with your brain and society as a whole。 I strongly urge people to pick this up。 Although I don't recommend you try to read this in 1 or 2 sittings as I did。 It was quite the overload and it made some aspects more of a struggle to get through。 However， the way this book is set up is perfect for reading one chapter at a time and when I re-read it I will 100% be taking this route。 。。。more
Lou
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