Bleeding-Heart Liberals and Hard-Hearted Conservatives: Subtle Political Dehumanization Through Differential Attributions of Human Nature and Human Uniqueness Traits

Bleeding-Heart Liberals and Hard-Hearted Conservatives: Subtle Political Dehumanization Through Differential Attributions of Human Nature and Human Uniqueness Traits

This research demonstrated that human nature (HN) and human uniqueness (HU) traits capture the content of Americans’ stereotypes about liberals and conservatives, respectively. Consistent with expectations derived from dehumanization theory, people more strongly associated HN traits with liberals th...

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Main Authors: Jarret T. Crawford, Sean A. Modri, Matt Motyl
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PsychOpen 2013-10-01
Series:Journal of Social and Political Psychology
Subjects:
stereotypes
dehumanization
ideology
intergroup relations
stereotype content
liberals
conservatives
Online Access:http://jspp.psychopen.eu/article/view/184

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http://jspp.psychopen.eu/article/view/184

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