Blaming, praising, and protecting our humanity: The implications of everyday dehumanization for judgments of moral status

British Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 469-483

  Bastian, Brock ^a   Laham, Simon M ^b   Wilson, Sam ^b   Haslam, Nick ^b   Koval, Peter ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; DEHUMANIZATION; DISPLACEMENT BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORALITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DEHUMANIZATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; JUDGMENT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORALS; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCAPEGOATING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80052408217     PISSN: 01446665     EISSN: 20448309     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/014466610X521383     Document Type: Article

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