Southern New Hampshire Universitysoc 326: 1-5 Short Paper: D

Southern New Hampshire UniversitySOC 326: 1-5 Short Paper: Deviant Places 09:12:03 GMT -05:00ï‚· Is there a geographical pattern to the location of hate groups in the state (e.g., are these groups generally located near large cities or smaller towns/suburbs)?There are seventy-two hate and anti-government groups in the state of Pennsylvania. Out of all of them, the majority are white nationalist groups and antigovernment groups. There can be hate groups found in urban areas, suburban areas, as well as rural areas. Typically hate groups tend to gather and form in larger cities where there is more of a population. In rural areas or suburban areas, hate groups have a sense of privacy and opportunity to be in surroundings with people that have the same thinking as themselves.Philadelphia and Pittsburgh are cities that are the homes of liberal and activist groups. Larger cities have more resistance to hate groups, which makes it harder for these types of groups to have a strong grasp on their deviant topic. Such hate groups may find that suburbs or smaller towns have less public surveillance, which allows them to function in privacy or have some sense discretion. Hate groups may also take advantage of