Socialization is a key mechanism of social reproduction. Yet, like the functionalists who
introduced the concept, socialization has fallen out of favor, critiqued for ignoring power and …

Early research on wartime violence against civilians highlighted a distinction between macro-
and micro-level approaches. Macro-level approaches, grounded in the international …

A scientist integrates evolutionary biology, genetics, psychology, economics, and more to
explore the development and workings of human societies.“There is no good reason why …

Dual-process theories of morality are approaches to moral cognition that stress the varying
significance of emotion and deliberation in shaping judgments of action. Sociological …

Scholars have long argued that dehumanization causes violence. However, others have
recently argued that those who harm do so because they feel pressured or view violence as …

The shocking characteristics of Rwanda's genocide in 1994 have etched themselves
indelibly on the global conscience. The Path to Genocide in Rwanda combines extensive …

Race is arguably the single most troublesome and volatile concept of the social sciences in
the early 21st century. It is invoked to explain all manner of historical phenomena and …

At the level of sociological practice a three-sided debate occurs in American sociology
between the rationalist tradition, in which the goal is the better understanding of society; the …

Dehumanization is frequently cited as a precursor to mass violence, but quantitative support
for this notion is scarce. The present work provides such support by examining the …

Highlights•We consider initial research on dehumanization to discuss human rights
violations.•We propose dehumanization as a consequence of human rights violations.•We …