id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt work_komfq5ffcjfa7ny5wte45kzn6a Edward Dunbar Opposition to the Legitimacy of Hate Crime Laws: The Role of Argument Acceptance, Knowledge, Individual Differences, and Peer Influence 2004 24 .pdf application/pdf 10770 1254 66 knowledge about human rights laws, participant social category differences: gender, age, and political orientation—and individual difference variables related to Less explicit forms of an orientation toward bias may additionally shape attitudes about hate crime laws. The French and Raven model provides a construct-rich approach to the investigation of peer influence concerning hate crime laws. to influence a peer's attitudes about hate crime laws; it was hypothesized that men would Six position statements, reflecting differing arguments for and against hate crime laws were rated on a 5-point Likert scale. The contribution of knowledge of laws and policies concerning human rights to feelings about hate crime scores for hard (M = 9.95, SD = 5.01) and soft (M = 24.94, SD = 6.93) peer influence strategies concerning hate crime laws. Knowledge concerning human rights laws and policies, demographic differences, and personal beliefs were examined in relationship to expressed attitudes ./cache/work_komfq5ffcjfa7ny5wte45kzn6a.pdf ./txt/work_komfq5ffcjfa7ny5wte45kzn6a.txt