In many conflicts, dehumanization plays a major role. What is dehumanization? It includes killing and violence against the Other. It includes slavery of the Other. It includes discrimination and ...

When you see the president or other politicians use terms like “animals” or, even worse, “infestation” (a term usually reserved for insects), they are engaging in dehumanization. People use ...

Healthcare’s first responders are often hailed as “heroes.” This classification could be contributing to higher burnout rates, according to a recent study. The research, published in the Journal of ...

Thanks to technology, we can work remotely, interacting with colleagues online rather than face to face. We can order our groceries and meals through delivery apps, so we don’t have to go out to ...

It has long been thought that when people characterized others as less-than-human, it was an expression of extreme dislike. New research shows that in fact judgements about dislike and dehumanization ...

Throughout history, autocratic regimes, especially authoritarian or populist ones on the far left and the far right, have demonized what they have determined to represent their nations’ “internal ...

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