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sammy

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What are hate crimes? Why is it important to know about hate crimes when discussing inequalities of race and ethnicity?
 
  What will be an ideal response?

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Conflict theory depicts society as
 
  a. being in an unending process of cyclical change.
  b. progressing through a set of linear stages.
  c. fluctuating around a stable equilibrium.
  d. unstable with separate parts always at odds with each other.
  e. being in a process of breakdown.



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Answer to Question 1

A hate crime is a criminal act motivated by prejudice. It is an important concept in the study of inequalities of race and ethnicity because it is almost always directed against a member of a minority group, and is used as a means of intimidating minority group members.

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