Despite our many differences, one superordinate category we all belong to is 'humans'. To
strip away or overlook others' humanity, then, is to mark them as 'other'and, typically,'less …

Intergroup contact has long been lauded as a key intervention to reduce prejudice and
improve intergroup attitudes among youth. In this review, we summarize classic perspectives …

If explicitly, blatantly dehumanizing a group of people—overtly characterizing them as less
than human—facilitates harming them, then reversing this process is paramount. Addressing …

Dehumanization is traditionally considered in the context of intergroup conflict. An emerging
body of research examines how it also occurs in interpersonal relationships and is …

The decline in intergroup relations evident in myriad conflicts around the world has far-
reaching implications: it erodes trust and cooperation at both the individual and societal …

A large portion of research in the social sciences is devoted to using interventions to combat
societal and social problems, such as prejudice, discrimination, and intergroup conflict …

Whereas politicians broker peace deals, it falls to the public to embrace peace and help
sustain it. The legacy of conflicts can make it difficult for people to support reconciling and …

Social scientists have increasingly applied insights from descriptive research to develop
psychological interventions aimed at improving intergroup relations. These interventions …

Highlights•Recent years have VR deployed in order to change attitudes.•VR may also have
a role in reducing the dehumanisation of other social groups.•Potential routes to this are …

Violent intergroup conflicts continue to be one of the most pressing issues of our time. One
key factor that instigates and perpetuates conflict is people's support for violence against the …