One Day While Walking Home from Working a Late Shift

question 57

Multiple Choice

One day while walking home from working a late shift, Raoul was beaten by two attackers. As they assaulted him with a baseball bat, they shouted both homophobic comments about Raoul's bisexuality and racist comments about his identity as a Latino. How would sociologists describe what happened to Raoul?

• A) Simple assault
• B) Misogyny
• C) Antisemitism
• D) Multiple-bias hate crime

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Definitions:

Self-Control

The skill to maintain control over one's emotions, thoughts, and actions amid temptations and impulsive reactions.

Learned Helplessness

The experience of feeling helpless, which is often a consequence of either going through a traumatic occurrence or consistently failing to succeed.

Internal Locus of Control

A psychological concept where an individual believes that they have control over the events in their life and their own behavior.

Experimental Research

A methodology in scientific studies where variables are manipulated and controlled to determine their effects on other variables.