Entries tagged with “Dehumanization”
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Jun 12, 2020
Study: Dehumanizing Belief Systems Linked to Support for Gun Rights, the Death Penalty, and Anti-Immigration Practices
A new study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences has documented a strong link between individuals who hold dehumanizing belief systems and support for capital punishment. The study by University of Oregon Journalism and Communications Professor David Markowitz (pictured, left) and Psychology Professor Paul Slovic (pictured, right), was part of ongoing academic efforts to explain why some people dehumanize undocumented immigrants to the United States. The researchers found…