This text explores the causes of prejudice against Jews, foreign workers, refugees and emigrant Germans in contemporary Germany. causes. He sees a more complex foundation for German prejudice, particularly in a reunified Germany where perceptions of the other sometimes vary widely between east and west - a product of a traditional racism rooted in the German past. Legge offers a disturbing picture of a conflicted country and a prejudice that not only affects Jew but also fuels a larger anti-foreign sentiment.

This book combines theory and research to analyze attempts to improve traffic safety through stricter drinking-age laws, seat-belt requirements, and deterrents to drunk driving.