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 …

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 …

In 16 independent samples from five countries involving~ 7,700 participants, we employ a
mixture of cross-sectional, longitudinal, and quasi-experimental methods to examine the …

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 …

Background People with mental illness are stigmatized and dehumanized, which contributes
to disorders' maintenance. Dehumanization is associated with abuse/neglect and should …

Two correlational studies investigated the associations between different forms of intergroup
contact, on the one hand, and Italians' prejudice and humanity attributions toward …

In this groundbreaking volume, Vezzali and Stathi present their research program within the
larger contact literature, examining classic theories and current empirical findings, to show …

Meta-dehumanization, the perception your group has been given less than human qualities,
contributes to a vicious cycle of outgroup dehumanization and hostility, such as hate crimes …

The 20th century saw the dismantling of several oppressive regimes and an international
turn toward greater social justice. Yet structural inequality and intergroup animosity persist in …

Caring is a positive social act, but can it result in negative attitudes towards those cared for,
and towards others from their wider social group? Based on intergroup contact theory, we …