Despite our many differences, one superordinate category we all belong to is 'humans'. To
strip away or overlook others' humanity, then, is to mark them as 'other'and, typically,'less …

Collective trauma is a cataclysmic event that shatters the basic fabric of society. Aside from
the horrific loss of life, collective trauma is also a crisis of meaning. The current paper …

Dehumanization is a central concept in the study of intergroup relations. Yet although
theoretical and methodological advances in subtle,“everyday” dehumanization have …

Empathy features a tension between automaticity and context dependency. On the one
hand, people often take on each other's internal states reflexively and outside of awareness …

The social category “children” defines a group of individuals who are perceived to be
distinct, with essential characteristics including innocence and the need for protection …

We present a model of radicalization and deradicalization based on the notion that the quest
for personal significance constitutes a major motivational force that may push individuals …

We review early and recent psychological theories of dehumanization and survey the
burgeoning empirical literature, focusing on six fundamental questions. First, we examine …

More people are currently displaced from their homes by war and conflict than ever
previously recorded, and many are displaced for decades. As a result, there is increasing …

Although the act of dehumanizing an outgroup is a pervasive and potent intergroup process
that drives discrimination and conflict, no formal research has examined the consequences …

A majority of people the world over eat meat, yet many of these same people experience
discomfort when the meat on their plate is linked to the death of animals. We draw on this …