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Jeanette Kennett

Jeanette Kennett is an Emeritus Professor of the School of Humanities at Macquarie University.

Jeanette Kennett reviews ‘Understanding Prejudice, Racism, and Social Conflict’ by Martha Augoustinos and ‘The Social Psychology of Adolescence’ by Patrick C.L. Heaven

September 2002, no. 244 16 September 2002
Martha Augoustinos and Katherine J. Reynolds have edited an intellectually substantial collection of essays on a timely topic. The ease with which the perception of group difference can be cultivated and transformed into the perception of a threat, as seen in the rise of One Nation and, more recently, in the Australian community’s response to asylum seekers, sharpens the need for such a collecti ... (read more)