Collateral Damage: The Psychological Consequences of America's War on Terrorism Kimmel, Paul R. and Stout, Chris E.

Color-coded terrorism "alerts" are issued, then "lifted" with no explanation. False alarms can, like crying wolf, desensitize people to a real need to be on alert. And that psychic numbing is just one effect discussed in this book by fifteen psychologists teamed up to take a critical look at the U.S. war on terrorism. These experts are led by the Chairman of an American Psychological Association task force charged with pinpointing the effect of our anti-terrorism efforts on American mental health. Together, they present the most up-to-date and intriguing picture we have of the fallout on our own people from our own programs. The text spotlights stereotyping of foreigners, increased domestic hate crimes, fear, depression and helplessness, as well as increased militancy and belligerence, especially among students. Perhaps most disturbing in the "land of the free," we also see increasing acceptance of restrictions on our personal freedoms, and acceptance of human rights violations.

DOI: 10.1336/0275988260 Mouse over the Digital Object Identifier (DOI) to learn more about this book or related books published by Greenwood Publishing Group. Visit the Greenwood Publishing Group page for this title: http://www.greenwood.com/catalog/C8826.aspx

Collateral Damage: The Psychological Consequences of America's War on Terrorism Series: Contemporary Psychology Hardback, 240 pages, $49.95 Copyright ©2006, Praeger Publishers ISBN: 0-275-98826-0 DOI: 10.1336/0275988260

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