What are the most common themes in hate crimes, as reported by the FBI in 2020? What do these themes “say” about a larger social picture in contemporary U.S.?

DISCUSSION ESSAY

1. Serial Murder: Popular Myths and Empirical realities

List and describe five myths about serial killers. How do you think these myths have maintained in the larger social consciousness?
Distinguish between mass killers and serial killers.

2.Mass Shootings, Masculinity, and Gun Violence as Feminist Issues

How do structural forces such as gender and education shape or influence identity? According to the authors, how do these social forces influence the likelihood of violence?
How do the authors argue “gender becomes impossible to ignore” when exploring gun violence?

3. Hate crime reports in US surge to the highest level in 12 years, FBI says

What are the most common themes in hate crimes, as reported by the FBI in 2020?
What do these themes “say” about a larger social picture in contemporary U.S.?