Dehumanization: Trends, insights, and challenges
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 …
strip away or overlook others' humanity, then, is to mark them as 'other'and, typically,'less …
Reducing explicit blatant dehumanization by correcting exaggerated meta-perceptions
If explicitly, blatantly dehumanizing a group of people—overtly characterizing them as less
than human—facilitates harming them, then reversing this process is paramount. Addressing …
than human—facilitates harming them, then reversing this process is paramount. Addressing …
Why voters who value democracy participate in democratic backsliding
Around the world, citizens are voting away the democracies they claim to cherish. Here we
present evidence that this behaviour is driven in part by the belief that their opponents will …
present evidence that this behaviour is driven in part by the belief that their opponents will …
Political (meta-) dehumanization in mental representations: divergent emphases in the minds of liberals versus conservatives
We conducted two reverse-correlation studies, as well as two pilot studies reported in the
online supplement (total N= 1,411), on the topics of (a) whether liberals and conservatives …
online supplement (total N= 1,411), on the topics of (a) whether liberals and conservatives …
Need for Chaos and Dehumanization are Robustly Associated with Support for Partisan Violence, While Political Measures are Not
Recent, high-profile acts of partisan violence have stimulated interest among academics and
the public in the etiology of support for such violence. Here, we report the results of a study …
the public in the etiology of support for such violence. Here, we report the results of a study …
Introduction to the Special Issue of Group Processes & Intergroup Relations Less than Human: What People who are Dehumanized Think, Feel, and Do
C Baldissarri, S Demoulin… - Group Processes & …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Over recent years, social psychological research has investigated dehumanization (viewing
and treating people as less than human) by primarily focusing on those who dehumanize …
and treating people as less than human) by primarily focusing on those who dehumanize …
Not all ballots should be considered equal: How education‐based dehumanization undermines the democratic social contract
Less educated people are viewed negatively and their opinions are belittled in our society.
Besides, along with other groups, they are underrepresented in the political arena which …
Besides, along with other groups, they are underrepresented in the political arena which …
The humanizing effect of market interaction
The quality and quantity of intergroup contact affects how outgroups are perceived. Positive
interaction tends to have a humanizing effect of moral inclusion. Negative interaction instead …
interaction tends to have a humanizing effect of moral inclusion. Negative interaction instead …
Partisan differences in perceived levels of democracy across presidential administrations
GD Cheng, S Does, M Shih - Humanities and Social Sciences …, 2024 - nature.com
Abstract Democracy in the United States is in decline. The current work examines to what
degree US Americans perceive this decline in the US, and how partisanship may shape …
degree US Americans perceive this decline in the US, and how partisanship may shape …
[HTML][HTML] You are not selected: Two field studies on the association between dehumanization and social rejection
GJ Lelieveld, MK Noordewier, FT Doolaard… - Current Research in …, 2024 - Elsevier
In the current research we investigated how people deal with decisions in which they have
to reject others, something that is unavoidably part of many selection procedures. Integrating …
to reject others, something that is unavoidably part of many selection procedures. Integrating …