By the time Matthias was in seventh grade, he felt he'd better
belong to some group, lest he be alone and vulnerable. The punks
and anarchists were identifiable by their tattoos and hairstyles
and music. But it was the skinheads who captured his imagination.
They had great parties, and everyone seemed afraid of them. "They
really represented what it meant to be a strong man," he said. What
draws young men into violent extremist groups? What are the
ideologies that inspire them to join? And what are the emotional
bonds forged that make it difficult to leave, even when they want
to? Having conducted in-depth interviews with ex-white nationalists
and neo-Nazis in the United States, as well as ex-skinheads and
ex-neo-Nazis in Germany and Sweden, renowned sociologist Michael
Kimmel demonstrates the pernicious effects that constructions of
masculinity have on these young recruits. Kimmel unveils how white
extremist groups wield masculinity to recruit and retain
members-and to prevent them from exiting the movement. Young men in
these groups often feel a sense of righteous indignation, seeing
themselves as victims, their birthright upended in a world
dominated by political correctness. Offering the promise of being
able to "take back their manhood," these groups leverage
stereotypes of masculinity to manipulate despair into white
supremacist and neo-Nazi hatred. Kimmel combines individual stories
with a multiangled analysis of the structural, political, and
economic forces that marginalize these men to shed light on their
feelings, yet make no excuses for their actions. Healing from Hate
reminds us of some men's efforts to exit the movements and
reintegrate themselves back into society and is a call to action to
those who make it out to help those who are still trapped.
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