Attributing human uniqueness and human nature to cultural groups: Distinct forms of subtle dehumanization

Group Processes and Intergroup Relations

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 789-805

  Bain, Paul ^a   Park, Joonha ^b   Kwok, Christopher ^a   Haslam, Nick ^b  

^a MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; China; Cross cultural; Dehumanization; Human nature; Human uniqueness; Infrahumanization

Indexed keywords

EID: 70350540412     PISSN: 13684302     EISSN: 14617188     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1368430209340415     Document Type: Article

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