The essence of innocence: Consequences of dehumanizing black children

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

Volumn 106, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 526-545

  Goff, Phillip Atiba ^a   Jackson, Matthew Christian ^a   Di Leone, Brooke Allison Lewis ^b,e   Culotta, Carmen Marie ^c   DiTomasso, Natalie Ann ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b National Center for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder   (United States)

^c PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^e VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Dehumanization; Intergroup processes; Juvenile justice; Police bias; Racial discrimination

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ATTITUDE; BLACK PERSON; CAUCASIAN; CHILD; CRIME; DEHUMANIZATION; FEMALE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MALE; MORALITY; POLICE; PSYCHOLOGY; RACISM; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; AGE FACTORS; ATTITUDE; CHILD; CRIME; DEHUMANIZATION; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; MALE; MORALS; POLICE; RACISM; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84897027039     PISSN: 00223514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0035663     Document Type: Article

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