Table of Contents

Part 1 Ancient ritual; Chapter 1 Origins; Chapter 2 Purification and propitiation; Chapter 3 Sin-eaters, whipping boys and fall guys; Part 2 Social behaviour; Chapter 4 Scapegoating as public behaviour; Chapter 5 Scapegoating as social behaviour; Chapter 6 Victims; Part 3 Theories and explanations; Chapter 7 Attempts at understanding: the process; Chapter 8 Attempts at understanding: the victim; Part 4 Management; Chapter 9 The management of scapegoating; Chapter 10 The resolution of scapegoating; Chapter 11 Rite, ritual or survival strategy?; BIBLIOGRAPHY; Index;

About the Author

Tom Douglas has over forty years' experience of working with groups and for many years worked as a freelance groupwork consultant.

Reviews

`Scapegoats is a shrewd and agreeably written book on an important but under-investigated topic...it should be read by everyone with an interest in society or a concern about their relations with others.' Times Higher Education Supplement