Understanding the Nature and Form of Hate Crimes in the United States after Trump Election
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Understanding the Nature and Form of Hate Crimes in the United States after Trump Election
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The proposed study purposes to investigate the nature and dynamics of hate crimes in the United States. This study will be conducted at the backdrop of the United States commitment towards diversity inclusion, which is a critical factor of social sustainable development. Understanding the dynamics and factors responsible for hate can inform the practice on how to realize the goal. The literature on the subject is documented, but it is fragmented and fails to adequately answer the question. Previous studies also exist, but can be generally seen to address aspects of the subject that cannot be directly generalized to the context of the United States. The hypothesis hypotheses are formulated and interested in inquiring whether there a significant relationship between hate crimes (dependent variable) and social media use frequency, the rates of exposure to the presidential campaign content and region demographics. The expected results will be qualitative.
Keywords: hate crimes, presidential campaign politics, social media use frequency, regional demographics, the United States
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Diversity inclusion is one of the social goals that the United States is committed to achieving. It is vital for two main reasons. Firstly, it is a social justice approach that strives to accommodate people, shunning discrimination and marginalization (Mellgren, Andersson & Ivert, 2017). Secondly, diversity is regarded as a source of creativity and innovativeness since it brings forth a diverse mindset that offers solutions to different challenges in life. Unfortunately, diversity in the United States has been presented to be more of a problem than a blessing — it is one of the dimensions in which hate groups exist (Herek, 2017. In this case, a hate group is defined as a group of people that instigates hostility, hatred, and violence towards other members (Pew Research Center, 2016). Hate groups thrive along different cultural dimensions such as ethnicity, race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, and nationality, among others (Carr, 2017). In this regard, the topic of hate crimes becomes important to study because it is one of the ways to achieve diversity inclusion.
Interestingly, the issue of the nature and form of hate crimes in the United States is not clearly understood, while literature leaves various gaps. To a large extent, it is marred by debates. On the one hand, for instance, the discussion is characterized by the assertions that the United States is a...