In this paper, which is the introduction to the special issue ‘Dehumanization: Humanity and its Denial,’ we present a brief overview of social psychological research on the concept of dehumanization and infrahumanization. Focusing on the findings and theorizing of the special issue articles we discuss the relation between these two concepts, their determinants and consequences, particularly in the context of intergroup relations, but also with regard to the distal motives that may prompt individuals to equate humanity to the groups to which they belong.
Bain, P., Park, J., Kwok, C., & Haslam, N. ( 2009). Attributing human uniqueness and human nature to cultural groups: Distinct forms of subtle dehumanization. Group Processes & Intergroup Relations, 12(6), 789-805.
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Capozza, D., Boccato, G., Andrighetto, L., & Falvo, R. ( 2009). Categorization of ambiguous humam/ape faces: Protection of ingroup but not outgroup humanity. Group Processes & Intergroup Relations, 12(6), 777-787.
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Castano, E., & Giner-Sorolla, R. (2006). Not quite human: Infrahumanization in response to collective responsibility for intergroup killing. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 90, 804-818.
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Castano, E., Yzerbyt, V., Bourguignon, D., & Seron, E. ( 2002). Who may enter? The impact of in-group identification on in-group/out-group categorization. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 38, 315-322.
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Čehajić, S., Brown, R. & González, R. ( 2009). What do I care? Perceived ingroup responsibility and dehumanization as predictors of empathy felt for the victim group. Group Processes & Intergroup Relations, 12(6), 715-729.
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Delgado, N., Rodríguez-Pérez, A., Vaes, J., Leyens. J.-P., & Betancor , V. (2009). Priming effects of violence on infrahumanization. Group Processes & Intergroup Relations, 12(6), 699-714.
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Gaunt, R. ( 2009). Superordinate Categorization as a Moderator of Mutual Infrahumanization. Group Processes & Intergroup Relations , 12(6), 731-746.
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Goldenberg, J., Heflick, N., Vaes, J., Motyl, M., & Greenberg, J. ( 2009). Of mice and men, and objectified women: A terror management account of infrahumanization. Group Processes & Intergroup Relations, 12(6), 763-776.
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Haslam, N. ( 2006). Dehumanization: An Integrative Review. Personality and Social Psychology Review, 10, 252-264.
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Leyens, J.-P. ( 2009). Retrospective and prospective thoughts about infrahumanization . Group Processes & Intergroup Relations, 12(6), 807-817.
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Leyens, J.-P., Paladino, P.M., Rodríguez-Torres, R., Vaes, J., Demoulin, S., Rodríguez-Pérez, A. et al. (2000). The emotional side of prejudice: The attribution of secondary emotions to ingroups and outgroups . Personality and Social Psychology Review, 4, 186-197.
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Loughan, S., Haslam, N., & Kashima, Y. ( 2009). Understanding the relationship between attribute-based and metaphor-based dehumanization. Group Processes & Intergroup Relations, 12(6), 747-762.
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Pettigrew, T.F., & Tropp, L.R. ( 2008). How does intergroup contact reduce prejudice? Meta-analytic tests of three mediators. European Journal of Social Psychology , 38, 922-934.
