Confronting Humanity at Its Worst: Social Psychological Perspectives on Genocide

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0190685948
• ISBN13: 9780190685942
• Release Date: November 2019
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 372 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.1" x 9.3"