The Sociology of Interpretation

A Goldberg, MH Singell - Annual Review of Sociology, 2023 - annualreviews.org
Recent years have seen a growing sociological interest in meaning. In fact, some argue that
sociology cannot confront its foundational questions without addressing meaning. Yet …

Imagined otherness fuels blatant dehumanization of outgroups

A van Loon, A Goldberg, SB Srivastava - Communications Psychology, 2024 - nature.com
Dehumanization of others has been attributed to institutional processes that spread
dehumanizing norms and narratives, as well as to individuals' denial of mind to others. We …

[PDF][PDF] From Contestation to Camaraderie: Structural Similarity Dampens Toxic Discourse in Polarized Social Groups

M Yeaton, S Anshuman, SB Srivastava - 2024 - files.osf.io
Partisan animosity—negative thoughts, feelings, and behaviors towards an outgroup—has
been on the rise around the world and has been linked to such societal threats as the …