Event Title
African American Responses to Racially Motivated Hate Crime: An Under-Examined Reality
Location
Hart 115
Start Time
10-5-2018 1:10 PM
End Time
10-5-2018 1:40 PM
Description
Despite the prevalence of anti-Black hate crime, there is minimal systematic examination of these events. The current study seeks to address this void in the literature. The central question investigated here is how members of the African American community construct understanding of anti-Black motivated hate crime and in what ways might this understanding impact perceptions of personal safety, interracial trust, and attitudes of patriotism. Collective efficacy is explored as a moderator influence in these dynamics. Phenomenological qualitative research methods is used to construct survey items and interview questions which focus on the racially motivated mass shooting at the AME church of Charleston, South Carolina and hate crime in general.
Preliminary findings suggest that African Americans clearly have concerns for their safety due to racially motivated crimes and that the continual exposure to this risk is a drag on attitudes of patriotism. Implications are discussed.
African American Responses to Racially Motivated Hate Crime: An Under-Examined Reality
Hart 115
Despite the prevalence of anti-Black hate crime, there is minimal systematic examination of these events. The current study seeks to address this void in the literature. The central question investigated here is how members of the African American community construct understanding of anti-Black motivated hate crime and in what ways might this understanding impact perceptions of personal safety, interracial trust, and attitudes of patriotism. Collective efficacy is explored as a moderator influence in these dynamics. Phenomenological qualitative research methods is used to construct survey items and interview questions which focus on the racially motivated mass shooting at the AME church of Charleston, South Carolina and hate crime in general.
Preliminary findings suggest that African Americans clearly have concerns for their safety due to racially motivated crimes and that the continual exposure to this risk is a drag on attitudes of patriotism. Implications are discussed.
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