This short, accessible text takes on the global and pervasive phenomenon of hate crimes and hypothesizes potential fixes. Iganski and Levin detail evidence of hate violence in the 21st century, particularly religious hatred, ethnic, racial and xenophobic hatred, violence on the basis of sexual orientation and sexual identity, disablist violence, and violence against women, using the most recently published data from cross-national surveys produced by international organizations. This is an ideal addition to any course on social problems, violence, or hate crimes.
1. Religious hatred 2. Racial, ethnic, and xenophobic violence 3. Antigay violence 4. Disablist violence 5. Violence against women 6. The brutality of hate 7. A typology of the motives of hate crime offenders 8. Hate violence and emotion 9. The power of interdependence
