SOC101Y1 Chapter Notes - Chapter 9: Heterosexism, Bisexuality, Biphobia
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3 characteristics that identify a hate crime: hate crimes attack a core feature of the victim"s identity, something that they cannot change to prevent being the target (i. e. better locks doesn"t prevent being a target, hate crimes negatively impact entire communities by making other members of a vulnerable group fear for their safety and security, the injuries and damage inflicted on victims are more severe than in crimes not motivated by particular hatred. Global context: a world view of laws pertaining to same-sex. Environmental explanations: we all probably develop from infancy the capacity to have hetero/homo/bi sexual relationships (doell, environmental theorists believe that the availability of sexual partners, early sexual experiences and sexual reinforcement influence sexual orientation (i. e. having a pleasurable same sex experience at an early age would likely increase the chance of a homosexual orientation, in the same way, it has been suggested that early traumatic sexual experiences may cause fear of heterosexual activity.
