Confronting Humanity at Its Worst : social psychological perspectives on genocide / edited by Leonard S. Newman.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Newman, Leonard S., editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Genocide--Psychological aspects.

Genocide.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiv, 356 pages)

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2019.

Summary:

"How do otherwise ordinary people become perpetrators of genocide? Why are groups targeted for mass killing? How do groups justify these terrible acts? While there are no easy answers to these questions, social psychologists are especially well positioned to contribute to our understanding of genocide and mass killing. With research targeting key questions -such as how negative impressions of outgroups develop and how social influence can lead people to violate their moral principles and other norms - social psychologists have much to teach us about why groups of people attempt to exterminate other groups, why people participate in such atrocious projects, and how they live with themselves afterwards. By bringing together research previously available only to readers of academic journals, this volume sheds crucial light on human behavior at the extremes and in doing so, helps us take one more step towards preventing future tragedies." -- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Part 1: Lighting the Fuse: Psychological and Emotional Predispositions For Extreme Intergroup Violence. Genocide and the Male Warrior Psychology / Adam Tratner and Melissa McDonald

Obedient authoritarians or lay Darwinists?

Ideological motivations of genocide / Michał Bilewicz

How Envy Can Incite Anti-Semitism and Genocide / Richard H. Smith and Charles E. Hoogland

Part 2: The Genocidal Mindset. Emotional Sources of Intergroup Atrocities / Michael J. A. Wohl, Nassim Tabri, and Eran Halperin

The many roles of dehumanization in genocide / Nick Haslam

Moral Courage and Moral Disregard: Different Sides of the Same Coin? / Allison B. Mueller and Linda J. Skitka

Understanding Intergroup Violence and Its Aftermath From Perpetrator and Victim Perspectives / Mengyao Li and Bernhard Leidner

Part 3: Evil is Not Inevitable: New Perspectives on Obedience and Social Influence. Engaged Followership and Engaged Fellowship: Toward a Unified Analysis of Harm-doing and Helping / Stephen D. Reicher and S. Alexander Haslam

In what way is evil 'banal'? Hanna Arendt's (interactionist) thesis / Leonard S. Newman

Part 4: Never Again, Never Forget, Never Forgive, or Never Mind: The Aftermath of Extreme Intergroup Violence. The Aftermath of Genocide: Divergent Social Psychological Processes among Victim and Perpetrator Groups / Johanna Ray Vollhardt and Michelle

Sinayobye Twali

Understanding and Counteracting Genocide Denial / Rezarta Bilali, Yeshim Iqbal, and Samuel Freel

Why do people become perpetrators of genocide? The dangers of explanation / Ying Tang and Leonard S. Newman.

Notes:

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ISBN:

0-19-008606-8

0-19-068595-6