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Sociological Theories
Perpetrators of hate crimes target their victims based on their perceived membership of particular social groups. These groups can be based on religion, ethnicity, race, sexual orientation and gender identity. Hate crimes are not basically about hate .The case provided is about three brothers who were accused of attacking and beating a gay man. This particular hate crime is based on the sexual orientation of the man. There are various theories from different disciplines that can be used to explain hate crimes like the one these three brothers were accused of. One such theory is the social learning theory. Social learning theory suggests that criminal behavior is modeled from others. It suggests that criminal behavior is learnt through observation of the actions of other people at the cognitive level. The theory suggests that the attitude that a person has towards the 'out-group's can be influenced by various factors such as media, other peoples ideology and the fear of diversity (Kimpan, 2012).
Fear of diversity
The social learning theory explains that those who commit hate crimes are often people who fear diversity. This means that the perpetrators of hate crimes are comfortable with the way things are and any change in the perceived normal state of being can result to them turning into crime. The perpetrators of hate crimes therefore commit these crimes since they are in protest of what is going on. In the case of these three brothers...
This means that they do not like any diversity from what they accept as normal behavior. Therefore their dislike for homosexual behavior is what triggered them to attack this gay man. They did so in protest since they do not support or accept the behavior in nay way. This means that they attacked the man simply because he was practicing something that they do not accept (Ellias,. & Hall, 2009).Their dislike for this type of diversity was probably influence by the overall social environment. Maybe gay relationships are not accepted in the particular place they live. This might be the reason for their behavior and probably many other people act in a similar way towards the gay fraternity.
Motivation from other people ideology
The idea of gay relationships is quite new to many people. Often people influence others into having the same views and theirs. Probably, the three brothers did not have any problem with the gay people. But with time they learned from others not to like the behavior. Through social learning they got to have a new perception of gay relationships. Maybe it was just one brother among the three who had these particular views. He then went ahead and changed the minds of these other two.
Media
Media has a big role to play when it comes to how people act and respond to certain things. The media might portray the gay as very bad people who deserve to be…
References
Elias, N. & Hall, N. (2009). Hate Crime. Retrieved April 17, 2013 from http://www.port.ac.uk/departments/academic/icjs/staff/documentation/filetodownload,124985,en.pdf
Kimpan, M. (2012). FBI Report: Hate Crimes Against Gays Outnumber those Against Religion. Retrieved April 17, 2013 from http://www.redletterchristians.org/fbi-report-hate-crimes-against-gays-outnumber-those-against-religion/
FBI. (2013). Hate crimes. Retrieved April 17, 2013 from http://www.fbi.gov/about-us/investigate/civilrights/hate_crimes
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