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Humanness and dehumanization

Bain, Paul G., editor of compilation, Vaes, Jeroen, editor of compilation, Leyens, Jacques-Philippe, editor of compilation

2014

Overview

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.

• Publisher: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group
• Subject: Respect for persons. / Dignity.
• ISBN: 9781848726901, 1848726902

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Call Number	Copies	Material	Location
BJ1533.R42 H825 2014	1	BOOK	AUTOSTORE