Lecture 1

Question 1

For some, a “hate crime” is a phenomenon that

Answer 1

reaches across the spectrum of hostilities that are manifested towards minority communities generally, ranging from what (from a legal perspective) would be considered criminal acts, to discrimination, to hate speech, to microaggressions.

Question 2

For others, the term “hate crime” is

Answer 2

a narrow construct applicable only in the context of criminal acts.

Question 3

The field of hate crime studies: definitions of hate crime

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what should be considered a hate crime including what targeted groups should be counted, what bias motivation looks like, and what conduct should be considered hateful

Question 4

The field of hate crime studies: theoretical explanations for hate crime

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• offender typologies;
• psychological, socio-psychological, sociological explanations;
• economic, historical, political and cultural accounts

Question 5

The field of hate crime studies: empirical studies

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often focused on perpetrators, victims, attitudes, ecological studies, studies of the media

Question 6

Critical thinking describes a way of

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evaluating what we see, hear, read, and perceive, often in relation to an issue, situation or problem

Question 7

Critical thinking describes a process through which

Answer 7

we come to understand the world that accounts for the varied and complex way our world is organized

Question 8

Critical thinking requires one to:

Answer 8

• Be aware of our own assumptions, presumptions, view-points and stances on a particular subject or issue.
• Listen carefully to alternative perspectives.
• Expose one’s own views to critique.
• Be aware of (and challenge) taken-for-granted assumptions about the world.
• Evaluate and test sources of information.
• Ask questions that have not already been considered.
• Situate ideas within a larger social, political, cultural and historical context