Dehumanization, Retributive and Restorative Justice, and Aggressive Versus Diplomatic Intergroup Conflict Resolution Strategies

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 181-192

  Leidner, Bernhard ^a   Castano, Emanuele ^b   Ginges, Jeremy ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^b NEW SCHOOL FOR SOCIAL RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

conflict; conflict resolution; intergroup processes; justice; political psychology; violence

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGGRESSION; ARAB; ARTICLE; CONFLICT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; ISRAEL; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REFUGEE; SOCIAL JUSTICE; VERY ELDERLY; VICTIM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGGRESSION; ARABS; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); CRIME VICTIMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISRAEL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEGOTIATING; REFUGEES; SOCIAL JUSTICE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84873477618     PISSN: 01461672     EISSN: 15527433     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0146167212472208     Document Type: Article

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