Current Examples Of Scapegoating

What is scapegoating? Describe the frustration-aggression-displacement and ideological theories of scapegoating. What characteristics make a group vulnerable to scapegoating? Describe some current examples of scapegoating and how well do the scapegoated groups fit the profile of vulnerability to scapegoating
The definition of scapegoating is a process of accusing or punishing an innocent outgroup for the troubles of that an ingroup is experiencing. Scapegoating has been going on for centuries, people blaming others for their misfortunes even though the ones that are being punished had nothing to with it at all. The best known example of scapegoating are the Nazi’s, who blamed the Jewish people for Germanys economic problems and along with many other difficulties that hit Germany post-World War I. The Nazi’s accused the Jews of being part of a hypothetical conspiracy against Germany and in which cause the death of over 6 million innocent people.
There have been two theories that explain scapegoating which are,
The ideological will provide a scapegoat that explains the dilemmas, the people will use this ideology to satisfy the need to understand the reasons for their shortage. The ingroup will make themselves feel better by picking out a common outgroup to compare with and know where to direct the blame. The scapegoats have little power since the ingroup knows the outgroup won’t resist, they already disliked the group, may also be chosen because of their noticeable features or have well-known stereotypes which makes them standout and can be seen as a threat to society. The example of a current scapegoat can be the illegal immigrates, since they have no papers that makes them a citizen people will use them for cheap labor but will also blame them for united states economic troubles and say that their the reason that we are becoming over