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Superordinate Categorization as a Moderator of Mutual Infrahumanization

Ruth Gaunt

Bar-Ilan University, gauntr{at}mail.biu.ac.il

This research applies the Common Ingroup Identity Model (Gaertner & Dovidio, 2000) to explore the moderating role of superordinate categorization in infrahumanization. Two studies were conducted within the context of an inter-racial intergroup conflict. As hypothesized, perceived outgroup identification with the superordinate category (Study 1) or identification with the superordinate category (Study 2) was related to a weaker tendency to infrahumanize the outgroup by attributing it a lesser degree of secondary emotions. In addition, weak ingroup identification eliminated infrahumanization in Study 2. The implications of these findings for infrahumanization research are discussed.

Key Words: infrahumanization • intergroup relations • superordinate category

Group Processes & Intergroup Relations, Vol. 12, No. 6, 731-746 (2009)
DOI: 10.1177/1368430209343297
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