The Three "Switches" of Identity Construction in Genocide: The Nazi Final Solution and the Cambodian Killing Fields

Hiebert, Maureen S.

doi:10.1353/gsp.2011.0014

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“…More recent examinations include portrayals of Muslims in Western media (Steuter & Wills, ). This literature typically depicts dehumanization as a prerequisite for genocidal violence (Hiebert, ).…”

Section: Traditional Non‐human Metaphors For Personsmentioning

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Agency's Role in Dehumanization: Non‐human Metaphors of Out‐groups

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Ruscher

2014

Social & Personality Psych

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Dehumanization, the psychological process by which individuals or groups of individuals are denied human qualities or are believed to be less than human, has important negative consequences for intergroup relations: dehumanization reduces intergroup helping and excuses aggression towards members of other groups. Current models of dehumanization are unable to explain the variety of dehumanization that occurs in metaphorical thought. For example, they cannot account for the labeling of comatose individuals as “vegetables,” nor do they adequately distinguish between of humans as predators vs. metaphors of humans as prey. We argue that this results from the paucity of attention devoted to the role of agency in the dehumanization process. The ABC model of dehumanization proposed in this paper broadens the scope of dehumanization theory by describing three unique components of agency: affective, behavioral, and cognitive. This article then delineates how the differential attribution of agency components impacts emotional responses toward out‐groups in addition to the metaphors used to describe them. By incorporating both traditional types of dehumanization (extreme and overt negative evaluations) and ambivalent types of dehumanization (mixed positive and negative evaluations) into our model, we provide a more nuanced view of the dehumanization process that accounts for the variance in dehumanization by analogy.

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Section: Traditional Non‐human Metaphors For Personsmentioning

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Agency's Role in Dehumanization: Non‐human Metaphors of Out‐groups

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Ruscher

2014

Social & Personality Psych

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“…I believe the book's core contribution is the creation of a theory of three conceptual switches of genocide, which Hiebert introduced in a publication of 2008. Yet, unlike her article The Three "Switches" of Identity Construction in Genocide: The Nazi Final Solution and the Cambodian Killing Fields, 5 her book loses focus of her innovative suggestion, and the 'switches' are unfortunately overshadowed by often repetitive…”

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Book Review: Constructing Genocide and Mass Violence: Society, Crisis, Identity

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2018

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The Components of Dehumanization

Luna¹

2015

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Dehumanization is a complex, relational and subjective phenomenon. Studies on it primarily focus on how it enables abuse in the midst of conflict, or how it shapes perceptions of others. Scholars, however, have not deconstructed it into components. The current article breaks down dehumanization into three components: elements, characteristics, and dimensions. It is hoped that the discussion of the connection between the three can encourage additional discussions on how each of the components contributes to dehumanization and how that can help towards undermining it. Until the phenomenon is understood from its most basic to its most elaborate parts, undermining dehumanization as a means to securing positive peace will remain challenging. The components came to the fore through the content analysis of dehumanization in anecdotes from survivors of the Holocaust. The latter study looked into the use of non-human referents applied to humans or their lived experiences. The findings were additionally considered in light of the literature on perpetrators and of samples that matched search criteria but were not deemed dehumanizing.

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The Three "Switches" of Identity Construction in Genocide: The Nazi Final Solution and the Cambodian Killing Fields

Cited by 3 publications

References 29 publications

Agency's Role in Dehumanization: Non‐human Metaphors of Out‐groups

Agency's Role in Dehumanization: Non‐human Metaphors of Out‐groups

Book Review: Constructing Genocide and Mass Violence: Society, Crisis, Identity

The Components of Dehumanization

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