Humanness and DehumanizationPaul G. Bain, Jeroen Vaes, Jacques Philippe Leyens What does it mean to be human? Why do people dehumanize others (and sometimes themselves)? These questions have only recently begun to be investigated in earnest within psychology. This volume presents the latest thinking about these and related questions from research leaders in the field of humanness and dehumanization in social psychology and related disciplines. Contributions provide new insights into the history of dehumanization, its different types, and new theories are proposed for when and why dehumanization occurs. While people’s views about what humanness is, and who has it, have long been known as important in understanding ethnic conflict, contributors demonstrate its relevance in other domains, including medical practice, policing, gender relations, and our relationship with the natural environment. Cultural differences and similarities in beliefs about humanness are explored, along with strategies to overcome dehumanization. In highlighting emerging ideas and theoretical perspectives, describing current theoretical issues and controversies and ways to resolve them, and in extending research to new areas, this volume will influence research on humanness and dehumanization for many years. |
Contents
1826 | |
1840 | |
What Is Dehumanization? | 1862 |
The Lesser Minds Problem | 1991 |
Psychological and Neural Mechanisms | |
OverValuing Humanness as an Aggravator of Intergroup Prejudices | |
A Threat and Solution to Terror Management | |
Dehumanization Moral Disengagement and Public Attitudes to Crime | |
Humanity Forever in Medical Dehumanization | |
When Sexual Objectification Becomes | |
An Interpersonal Perspective on Dehumanization | |
The Structure and Content of the Human Category and Its Implications | |
JILLIAN K SWENCIONIS AND SUSAN T FISKE | |
YOSHIHISA KASHIMA AND ELISE MARGETTS | |
Emerging Themes | |
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Humanness and Dehumanization Paul G. Bain,Jeroen Vaes,Jacques-Philippe Leyens No preview available - 2014 |
Humanness and Dehumanization Paul G. Bain,Jeroen Vaes,Jacques-Philippe Leyens No preview available - 2013 |