Hate Crimes: When Intolerance Turns Violent

by Meghan Sharif

Overview

Hate crimes can take many forms. Assaulting someone, vandalizing their property, or simply making them feel threatened are all considered hate crimes when they are motivated by animosity for a particular group. Readers learn that these offenses often take place because the perpetrator has a fundamental misunderstanding or fear of the people in that targeted group. Informative charts and discussion questions for each chapter encourage readers to think critically about the way people’s biases can dictate their behavior in ways that harm others.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781534561496
Publisher:	Greenhaven Publishing LLC
Publication date:	07/30/2017
Series:	Lucent Hot Topics Series
Pages:	112
Product dimensions:	7.20(w) x 9.10(h) x 0.50(d)
Age Range:	13 - 16 Years

Table of Contents

Foreword 4

Introduction 6

Hate Crimes: An Overview

Chapter 1 Why Do People Hate? 10

Chapter 2 Hated for Their Race 22

Chapter 3 Hated for Their Religion 36

Chapter 4 Hated for Their Sexual Orientation or Gender Identity 48

Chapter 5 Hated for Being Different 58

Chapter 6 The Haters 69

Chapter 7 What Can People Do to Stop the Hate? 82

Notes 93

Discussion Questions 100

Organizations to Contact 102

For More Information 104

Index 106

Picture Credits 111

About the Author 112