{"product_id":"license-to-harass-9780691126104","title":"License to Harass","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOffensive street speech - racist and sexist remarks that can make its targets feel both psychologically and physically threatened - is common in our society. This title argues that racist and sexist speech creates, reproduces, and reinforces systems of hierarchy in public places.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The author has written a compelling text that not only highlights the problem of offensive public speech experienced daily by ordinary citizens but broadens our understanding of this noxious issue.\"--Susan Fineran, American Journal of Sociology\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eList of Tables ix  Acknowledgments xi  CHAPTER ONE Introduction 1  CHAPTER TWO Law and Power in Sidewalk Encounters: Conflicting Perspectives on Offensive Public Speech 17  CHAPTER THREE Experiencing Offensive Public Speech: The Detailed Calculus for Being in Public 39  CHAPTER FOUR Offensive Public Speech as a Personal Problem, Social Problem, and Subject for Legal Intervention 68  CHAPTER FIVE Ordinary Citizens' Views of the Legal Regulation of Street Speech 98  CHAPTER SIX Power in Public: Reactions, Responses, and Resistance to Offensive Public Speech 133  CHAPTER SEVEN License to Harass 167  APPENDIX A Research Design 181  APPENDIX B Questionnaire 198  Notes 207  Cases Cited 211  References 213  Index 219","brand":"Princeton University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49403742093655,"sku":"9780691126104","price":31.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780691126104.jpg?v=1730484415","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/license-to-harass-9780691126104","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}