License to harass : law, hierarchy, and offensive public speech /

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Author / Creator:	Nielsen, Laura Beth.
Imprint:	Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, ©2004.
Description:	1 online resource (xiii, 225 pages)
Language:	English
Series:	Cultural lives of law Cultural lives of law.
Subject:	Freedom of speech -- Social aspects -- United States. Hate speech -- United States. Libel and slander -- United States. Threats -- United States. Public spaces -- Law and legislation -- United States. Freedom of speech -- Social aspects. Hate speech. Libel and slander. Public spaces -- Law and legislation. Threats. United States. Electronic books.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11194724

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ISBN:	9781400826292 1400826292 1282129481 9781282129481 9786612129483 6612129484
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-218) and index. English. Print version record.
Summary:	Offensive street speech--racist and sexist remarks that can make its targets feel both psychologically and physically threatened--is surprisingly common in our society. Many argue that this speech is so detestable that it should be banned under law. But is this an area covered by the First Amendment right to free speech? Or should it be banned?In this elegantly written book, Laura Beth Nielsen pursues the answers by probing the legal consciousness of ordinary citizens. Using a combination of field observations and in-depth, semistructured interviews, she surveys one hundred men and women, some.
Other form:	Print version: Nielsen, Laura Beth. License to harass. Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, ©2004 0691119856 9780691119854

Table of Contents:

List of Tables
Acknowledgments
Chapter 1. Introduction
Chapter 2. Law and Power in Sidewalk Encounters: Conflicting Perspectives on Offensive Public Speech
Chapter 3. Experiencing Offensive Public Speech: The Detailed Calculus for Being in Public
Chapter 4. Offensive Public Speech as a Personal Problem, Social Problem, and Subject for Legal Intervention
Chapter 5. Ordinary Citizens' Views of the Legal Regulation of Street Speech
Chapter 6. Power in Public: Reactions, Responses, and Resistance to Offensive Public Speech
Chapter 7. License to Harass
Appendix A. Research Design
Appendix B. Questionnaire
Notes
Cases Cited
References
Index

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