PSYC12H3 Lecture 7: Lecture 7
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Mathew sheppard, lived in yoami, shy, 21 yrs old, young, gayhe went into a gay bar (1988) and 2 men came into the bar to rob someonepretended to be gaystarted to talk to mathew. Sheppardmathew stepped into their carhe was taken to a farm and beaten brutally, hurt criticallyhe. Died of his woundsto make it symbolic: they tied mathew to a fence like a chickenhate. !in canada, hate crime lawssevere punishmentif motivated by hatebut, in usa: not considered a hate crime! The laramie project: laramie, yaomiproject made after mathew. We need to look at mathew"s point of view/perspective/target not just the victimizer/perpetrator. Black manno job/house in st. louis compared to white manstigmatized have worse outcomes! 3 types of stigma (goffman): abominations of body: includes physical body; we have little-no control; ex. obese, baby born w/ cluffed palletcan be corrected with surgery; someone who sweats a lotproblem b/c we. In gender inequality, it"s always women that are discriminated/stereotyped against.
