The Early Expression of Blatant Dehumanization in Children and Its Association with Outgroup Negativity.
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Zhou, W; Hare, B
Published in: Human nature (Hawthorne, N.Y.)
June 2022
Dehumanization is observed in adults across cultures and is thought to motivate human violence. The age of its first expression remains largely untested. This research demonstrates that diverse representations of humanness, including a novel one, readily elicit blatant dehumanization in adults (N = 482) and children (aged 5-12; N = 150). Dehumanizing responses in both age groups are associated with support for outgroup inferiority. Similar to the link previously observed in adults, dehumanization by children is associated with a willingness to punish outgroup transgressors. These findings suggest that exposure to cultural norms throughout adolescence and adulthood are not required for the development of outgroup dehumanization.
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Human nature (Hawthorne, N.Y.)
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1936-4776
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1045-6767
Publication Date
June 2022
Volume
33
Issue
2
Start / End Page
196 / 214
Related Subject Headings
- Social Psychology
- Humans
- Dehumanization
- Child
- Adult
- 4401 Anthropology
- 1601 Anthropology
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Zhou, W., & Hare, B. (2022). The Early Expression of Blatant Dehumanization in Children and Its Association with Outgroup Negativity. Human Nature (Hawthorne, N.Y.), 33(2), 196–214. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12110-022-09427-x
Zhou, Wen, and Brian Hare. “The Early Expression of Blatant Dehumanization in Children and Its Association with Outgroup Negativity.” Human Nature (Hawthorne, N.Y.) 33, no. 2 (June 2022): 196–214. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12110-022-09427-x.
Zhou W, Hare B. The Early Expression of Blatant Dehumanization in Children and Its Association with Outgroup Negativity. Human nature (Hawthorne, NY). 2022 Jun;33(2):196–214.
Zhou, Wen, and Brian Hare. “The Early Expression of Blatant Dehumanization in Children and Its Association with Outgroup Negativity.” Human Nature (Hawthorne, N.Y.), vol. 33, no. 2, June 2022, pp. 196–214. Epmc, doi:10.1007/s12110-022-09427-x.
Zhou W, Hare B. The Early Expression of Blatant Dehumanization in Children and Its Association with Outgroup Negativity. Human nature (Hawthorne, NY). 2022 Jun;33(2):196–214.
Published In
Human nature (Hawthorne, N.Y.)
DOI
EISSN
1936-4776
ISSN
1045-6767
Publication Date
June 2022
Volume
33
Issue
2
Start / End Page
196 / 214
Related Subject Headings
- Social Psychology
- Humans
- Dehumanization
- Child
- Adult
- 4401 Anthropology
- 1601 Anthropology