Abstract
Discourses of class derision have real effects. Civilising offensives represent discernible class interests repelled by the very social polarisation that it claims to want to overcome. The more explicitly hateful the discourse against the stereotyped.
Other the more it sanctions the use of draconian powers against the most dominated groups in society, including curfews, exclusions, postcode discrimination, arbitrary policing, punitive laws, the withdrawal of welfare benefits. It is always more than ‘just’ a joke.
Other the more it sanctions the use of draconian powers against the most dominated groups in society, including curfews, exclusions, postcode discrimination, arbitrary policing, punitive laws, the withdrawal of welfare benefits. It is always more than ‘just’ a joke.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages | 28-30 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Volume | 2 |
| No. | 25 |
| Specialist publication | Variant: Cross-currents in culture |
| Publication status | Published - 2006 |