The Anatomy of Prejudices

About this book

In this deeply thoughtful book Elisabeth Young-Bruehl turns a critical lens on prejudice. Surveying the study of prejudice since World War II Young-Bruehl suggests an approach that distinguishes between different types of prejudices the people who hold them the social and political settings that promote them and the human needs they fulfill. Startling challenging and courageous this work offers an unprecedented analysis of prejudice.