A major social cause would be the attitudes of the person who would do such a thing. Many times, it can be the way a person was socialized from childhood. If a child hears a parent or other trusted adult constantly talk negatively about a group of people, that child sometimes adopts that way of thinking. Influence from peers can also be at the root of the problem. Being accepted by your "group" often means adopting attitudes you wouldn't normally have, so you can fit in.
Sometimes hate crimes are rigged when a person has no understanding of a race or religion, or something else, grows to be scared of that something. Later on, scare turns into hatred. Sometimes they are rigged when a person is often bullied and cannot stand it anymore, and their hatred has gotten to the extreme rate. And they fell like the whole world's against them.
I think that you are on the right track that dysfunctional socialization can be one of the causes. However, there are other structural causes such as economic opportunities, income level, educational levels, incarceration, legal debates around immigration, gay rights, and discrimination, etc. that can trigger hatred and resentment in some people. I think that if you are deciding on exploring the psychological dimension of hate crimes only, you might want to make that really clear to your readers so we are not left wondering why you didn't fully explain this complex issue.
ReplyDeleteI love the picture! Its much more powerful then the previous one. Also, I would like to see some specific study cases and stats on a more focused example. Keep up the good work :)
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