Oikophobia and Its Detrimental Impact on American Society, Crime, and Culture
Oikophobia attacks the social fabric and home environment that help neutralize crime-inducing factors like strain, peer influences, lack of self-control, and intergenerational continuities.
Oikophobia, the abnormal fear or hatred of one's own home or household is a pervasive yet oft-overlooked phenomenon that can have profound implications for crime, culture, and public policy in the United States. This irrational aversion to the familiar can manifest in a variety of ways, ranging from a general disdain for one's hometown or state to an ou…
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