License to harass
Subtitle: law, hierarchy, and offensive public speech
By: Laura Beth Nielsen
Series: Cultural lives of law; Cultural lives of law
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Princeton, N.J
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] :
Number of pages: 225
ISBN-13: 9781400826292
Subjects: Hate speech; Threats; Public spaces; Constitutional; Aspect social; Freedom of speech; Propagande haineuse; Public; Menaces; Espaces publics; Diffamation; Liberté d'expression; Law and legislation; Haat; Droit; Belediging; Recht van meningsuiting; LAW; Libel and slander
Description: 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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [213]-218) and index.

Description based on print version record.
Table of contents: title: List of Tables; Acknowledgments; CHAPTER ONE: Introduction; CHAPTER TWO: Law and Power in Sidewalk Encounters: Con icting Perspectives on Offensive Public Speech; CHAPTER THREE: Experiencing Offensive Public Speech: The Detailed Calculus for Being in Public; CHAPTER FOUR: Offensive Public Speech as a Personal Problem, Social Problem, and Subject for Legal Intervention; CHAPTER FIVE: Ordinary Citizens' Views of the Legal Regulation of Street Speech; CHAPTER SIX: Power in Public: Reactions, Responses, and Resistance to Offensive Public Speech; CHAPTER SEVEN: License to Harass.