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Dehumanization: Humanity and its DenialNew School for Social Research, castanoe{at}newschool.edu
University of Warsaw In this paper, which is the introduction to the special issue Dehumanization: Humanity and its Denial, we present a brief overview of social psychological research on the concept of dehumanization and infrahumanization. Focusing on the findings and theorizing of the special issue articles we discuss the relation between these two concepts, their determinants and consequences, particularly in the context of intergroup relations, but also with regard to the distal motives that may prompt individuals to equate humanity to the groups to which they belong.
Key Words: conflict dehumanization infrahumanization intergroup violence
Group Processes & Intergroup Relations, Vol. 12, No. 6,
695-697 (2009) |
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