Human-itarian aid? Two forms of dehumanization and willingness to help after natural disasters

British Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 573-584

  Andrighetto, Luca ^a   Baldissarri, Cristina ^b   Lattanzio, Sara ^b   Loughnan, Steve ^c   Volpato, Chiara ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Dehumanization; Disasters; Empathy; Groups; Helping; Intergroup relations

Indexed keywords

ALTRUISM; ATTITUDE; DEHUMANIZATION; DISASTER; EARTHQUAKE; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HAITI; HUMAN; ITALY; JAPAN; MALE; YOUNG ADULT;

ALTRUISM; ATTITUDE; DEHUMANIZATION; DISASTERS; EARTHQUAKES; FEMALE; HAITI; HUMANS; ITALY; JAPAN; MALE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84925358795     PISSN: 01446665     EISSN: 20448309     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/bjso.12066     Document Type: Article

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