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Humanness and Dehumanization

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ID19915134
AuthorsNathan A Heflick (0000-0001-9822-8385, The University of Queensland), Jacques-Philippe Leyens, Jamie L Goldenberg (0000-0003-0097-094X, University of Padua), Paul Bain (0000-0002-4257-2467)
EditorsPaul G Bain (0000-0001-5521-2738), Jeroen Vaes (0000-0003-2256-2453), Jacques Philippe Leyens
Year2013
Publication date2013-10-30
Open AccessNo
TypeBOOK
VenueHumanness and Dehumanization (SOURCE_BOOK)
PublisherPsychology Press (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.4324/9780203110539
OpenAlexW314081835
Open LibraryOL34613940M
ISBN9780203110539
LanguageEN
Citations received95

Humans have no experience being nonhuman animals or objects. It is perhaps not surprising then that humans have a propensity to conceive that nonhuman entities, such as objects, animals, and God(s), have human traits (Epley, Waytz, & Cacioppo, 2007; Gray, Gray, & Wegner, 2007). What is perhaps more surprising is that humans conceive of other humans, and themselves, in nonhuman terms (Harris & Fiske, 2006; Haslam, 2006; Leyens et al., 2000). But history is rife with examples. World War II propaganda from both sides explicitly depicted the “enemy” as vermin of various kinds, and in the United States, Black people have often been derogated by associating them with apes (Goff, Eberhardt, Williams, & Jackson, 2008). In addition, media across the globe portray women quite literally as objects, often depicting just a body part or merging women’s bodies with consumer products (see Fredrickson & Roberts, 1997). But what causes people to conceive of others, and themselves, as nonhuman

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