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The Roots of Evil: The Origins of Genocide and Other Group Violence.
Leo Kuper,Ervin Staub +1 more
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The psychological and cultural bases of genocide and other forms of group violence are discussed in this paper, with a focus on the psychology of hard times and the effects of difficult life conditions.Abstract:
Pt. 1. Psychological and cultural bases of genocide and other forms of group violence: An introduction ; The origins of genocide and mass killing : core concepts ; The psychology of hard times : the effects of difficult life conditions ; Cultural and individual characteristics ; The psychology of perpetrators : individuals and groups ; Steps along a continuum of destruction : perpetrators and bystanders -- pt. 2. The Nazi Holocaust: Hitler comes to power ; Preconditions for the Holocaust in German culture ; Nazi rule and steps along the continuum of destruction ; The SS and the psychology of perpetrators ; The behavior and psychology of bystanders and victims -- pt. .3 Other genocides and mass killings: The Turkish genocide of the Armenians ; Cambodia : genocide to create a better world ; The disappearances : mass killing in Argentina ; Summary and conclusions : the societal and psychological origins of genocide and other atrocities -- pt. 4. Further extensions : the roots of war and the creation of caring and nonaggressive persons and societies: The cultural and psychological origins of war ; The nature of groups : security, power, justice, and positive connection ; The creation and evolution of caring, connection, and nonaggression.read more
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Awareness of Intergroup Help Can Rehumanize the Out-Group
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TL;DR: The authors found that the need to justify a good deed toward a persistent enemy can result in more human-like outgroup attributions, and that the rehumanization effect is of specific intergroup nature.