Imagined otherness fuels blatant dehumanization of outgroups [PDF]
Communications PsychologyDehumanization of others has been attributed to institutional processes that spread dehumanizing norms and narratives, as well as to individuals’ denial of mind to others.
Sameer Srivastava, Austin van Loon
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How meta-humanization leads to conciliatory attitudes but not intergroup negotiation: The mediating roles of attribution of secondary emotions and blatant dehumanization [PDF]
Current Research in Ecological and Social PsychologyRelations between groups are particularly sensitive in post-conflict societies where tensions persist, and reconciliation remains unlikely. The present research investigated whether believing or learning that an outgroup humanizes the ingroup (i.e., meta-
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Blatant Dehumanization of People with Obesity [PDF]
Obesity, 2019 Objective Stigmatization of obesity is common, but whether this stigma extends to people with obesity also being considered less human than individuals without obesity has not been examined.
Inge Kersbergen, Eric Robinson
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Why we dehumanize illegal immigrants: A US mixed-methods study. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2021 Dehumanization is a topic of significant interest for academia and society at large. Empirical studies often have people rate the evolved nature of outgroups and prior work suggests immigrants are common victims of less-than-human treatment.
David M Markowitz, Paul Slovic
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Current Research in Ecological and Social Psychology, 2023 Extensive research has examined the dehumanization, or perception of others as less than human, of various stigmatized/minoritized groups. Previous literature investigating dehumanization of groups often considers dehumanization along a single dimension (
Kevin M Summers, Emily Lloyd
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The enemy as animal: Symmetric dehumanization during asymmetric warfare. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2017 Historically, dehumanization has enabled members of advantaged groups to 'morally disengage' from disadvantaged group suffering, thereby facilitating acts of intergroup aggression such as colonization, slavery and genocide.
Emile Bruneau, Nour Kteily
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Moved by Observing the Love of Others: Kama Muta Evoked Through Media Fosters Humanization of Out-Groups [PDF]
Frontiers in Psychology, 2020 People often view out-groups as less human than their in-group. Some media video content is heart-warming and leaves one feeling touched or moved. Recent research indicates that this reflects a positive social emotion, kama muta, which is evoked by a ...
Johanna K. Blomster Lyshol +4 more
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Humanizing animals does not reduce blatant dehumanization by children or adults
Current Research in Ecological and Social PsychologyBlatantly likening humans to animals is associated with discrimination and hostility. The power of dehumanizing animal metaphors is thought to lie in the belief that animals are inferior to humans and do not deserve full moral concern.
Jingzhi Tan, Brian Hare
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Publisher Correction: Imagined otherness fuels blatant dehumanization of outgroups [PDF]
Communications PsychologyAustin van Loon +2 more
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Not All ‘Intouchables’: Variations in Humanness Perceptions between Physical and Mental Disability
International Review of Social Psychology, 2022 People with disabilities remain discriminated against, especially those living with mental disabilities compared to those living with physical disabilities, which might be rooted in a dehumanization process.
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