Annu Rev Psychol September 2014 PMID 23808915

Dehumanization and infrahumanization.

Nick Haslam, Steve Loughnan

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The discussions reflect strong engagement through references to prominent research by Haslam and others, with tone emphasizing the relevance of dehumanization in contemporary politics and media. Words like 'psychology,' ' tactics,' and 'brainwashing' demonstrate serious tone and emphasize the article's importance, signifying both high interest and impact.

AgreementModerate agreement

Most discussions recognize the significance of the article, especially regarding its insights into dehumanization's role in social and political contexts.

InterestHigh interest

The posts show high interest, with multiple mentions of key studies and references to video summaries and media content about the topic.

EngagementHigh engagement

Many discussions involve detailed references to psychological theories, citing specific researchers and their work, indicating deep engagement.

ImpactModerate impact

The conversations acknowledge the importance of understanding dehumanization, especially in political and media contexts, though some posts are more informational than directly advocating change.

Abstract in brief

  • The text reviews psychological theories and research about dehumanization, focusing on how people perceive, target, and are affected by the process, including who dehumanizes, when it happens, and its social consequences.
  • It explores the ways dehumanization is conceptualized and demonstrated, identifying social groups that are often dehumanized, and the personality and situational factors that increase the likelihood of dehumanizing others.
  • The authors also discuss the negative impacts of dehumanization on moral judgment and behavior, and consider strategies to reduce it, while noting limitations and future directions for research.]

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The Serfs (youtube.com/theserftimes)
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Aug 26, 2019 · 35 likes · 7 shares · 174,559 followers View post →
Ray Ramses, Anti-Computer
@arachnomutalisk · X

As the propaganda machine against Iran ramps up, watch out for dehumanization tactics employed by the media. You'll see many of them in the coming weeks. Don't fall for it. https://t.co/akjzcTp9ZS

Jan 4, 2020 · 24 likes · 7 shares · 818 followers View post →
Ray Ramses, Anti-Computer
@arachnomutalisk · X

New video! Dehumanization: how to construct an enemy. I go into the psychology of dehumanization, what it is, how it spreads, what functions it serves in society and more. https://t.co/akjzcTp9ZS

Aug 26, 2019 · 14 likes · 3 shares · 818 followers View post →
Kathrin
@kathrin_YT · X

Under-rated Youtuber with awesome content worth a sub!! @arachnomutalisk Am I Human To You? Or Dehumanization: How To Construct An Enemy https://t.co/ghpFK1r9Nl via @YouTube

Aug 27, 2019 · 12 likes · 2 shares · 2,358 followers View post →
Ray Ramses, Anti-Computer
@arachnomutalisk · X

btw I talked more about dehumanization a couple of months back on my channel. https://t.co/akjzcTp9ZS

Oct 14, 2019 · 5 likes · 818 followers View post →
Emo Communist
@TheJamesShow · X

A great decoding of the dehumanisation process by the mighty @arachnomutalisk! Check it out! https://t.co/ceMJZOaCS7

Aug 27, 2019 · 2 likes · 1 share · 276 followers View post →

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@aaaaajjw · X

めっちゃ勉強になる https://t.co/tTACL10ojG

Aug 29, 2025 · 1 like · 274 followers View post →
M Takeshita ⓥ
@Masashi_T_nlp · X

92:Haslam & Loughnan 2014 非人間化および亜人間化(infrahumanization)のレビュー論文。(1)非人間化の構想と実証方法、(2)非人間化される側・(3)非人間化する側の要因、(4) 非人間化の促進要因、(5) 非人間化の帰結・影響、(6) 非人間化を減らす方法と研究を評価。 https://t.co/CZMSoqoDgr

Aug 13, 2025 · 1 like · 1,125 followers View post →
Avery Fossa
@BedlumFossa · X

@underwire6783 @franitarian @litcapital @NYCMayor Okay, so in order to criticize communism, which nobody was advocating for as social democracy is very seperate from communism, you used a term associated with Nazis and the concept of the Untermensch, slavery, dehumanization, and infrahumanization?

Jul 22, 2025 · 134 followers View post →
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João V. Guedes-Neto
@victorguedes · X

Perceba na carta de @MELANIATRUMP (https://t.co/rquRWr1xrv) a questão da "desumanização" de Trump. A psicologia mostra como isto é um passo para a violência política. Exemplos: 1) https://t.co/dufVrj89el 2) https://t.co/ASXAjq4lHc 3) https://t.co/txov4GNGzs 3/n.

Jul 14, 2024 · 5,759 followers View post →
mia
@padoracha · X

both articles: Dehumanization and Infrahumanization - Haslam & Loughnan (2014) Dehumanization: An Integrative Review - Haslam (2006)

Apr 16, 2024 · 83 followers View post →
Tony Bell https://spoutible.com/Tony_Bell
@awb20774 · X

@atrupar @lskurrus Many folks, including writers of Community Notes, strangely have focused not on Aaron's remark, but half of DJT's, the bloodbath half. I'm focused on DJT's casting migrants as "not people," & others should to. - https://t.co/zKhth9U1n1 - https://t.co/3S2IKEhjW8

Mar 17, 2024 · 2,097 followers View post →
Adam Alter
@adamleealter · X

@oliverburkeman Infrahumanization--it's not universal, but it's close: https://t.co/2mCSvL4HYK

Oct 10, 2023 · 13,581 followers View post →
MissAnthrope
@LyssAnthrope · X

The paradox is that true dehumanization presupposes the perception of humanity. Those who dehumanize others may refer to victims as vermin or insects but subject them to acts of cruelty or humiliation that cause suffering precisely because they are human. https://t.co/kEgGB7IJov

Sep 6, 2023 · 1,180 followers View post →
Dr_Otorongo_
@Dr_Otorongo_ · X

RT @JulioTumbatodo: @ElianaCarlin Bueno, lo que llama curiosidad científica es un argumento falaz. Sobre deshumanización puedo recomendarl…

Jan 17, 2023 · 1 share · 2,448 followers View post →
Tumbatodo
@JulioTumbatodo · X

@ElianaCarlin Bueno, lo que llama curiosidad científica es un argumento falaz. Sobre deshumanización puedo recomendarle una lectura interesantísima: https://t.co/CguyukyPH9

Jan 17, 2023 · 1 like · 1 share · 433 followers View post →
Denis Daly
@DenisDaly · X

@alexanderhaslam @VanKluuk @broady1955 @StopItYouNob @Brianofbrexit Alex, is in't always cognitively harder, to imagine a new set of affairs, and then work out the consequences. Thinking the EU is bad, was cognitively easier. A shame, because the loss of EU identity has accelerated xenophobia in some. Comes to mind. https://t.co/aU3njkcGGm

Oct 31, 2022 · 5,117 followers View post →
Richard Amm ♿️
@Richard_Amm · X

Really good summary of the key papers looking at Dehumanisation : https://t.co/sxhy9jVLTr

Jun 19, 2020 · 3,060 followers View post →
phelix
@JosiePhelix · X

Dehumanization and Infrahumanization | Annual Review of Psychology https://t.co/7WyBhJyzxT

Mar 21, 2020 · 184 followers View post →
momzemor
@momzemor · X

RT @arachnomutalisk: As the propaganda machine against Iran ramps up, watch out for dehumanization tactics employed by the media. You'll se…

Jan 6, 2020 · 7 shares · 314 followers View post →
scion of chaos
@HowGeneration · X

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@DroppeDeep · X

RT @arachnomutalisk: As the propaganda machine against Iran ramps up, watch out for dehumanization tactics employed by the media. You'll se…

Jan 4, 2020 · 7 shares · 24 followers View post →
momzemor
@momzemor · X

RT @arachnomutalisk: As the propaganda machine against Iran ramps up, watch out for dehumanization tactics employed by the media. You'll se…

Jan 4, 2020 · 7 shares · 314 followers View post →
Silanti D. Kouraj
@cosmic_menace · X

RT @arachnomutalisk: As the propaganda machine against Iran ramps up, watch out for dehumanization tactics employed by the media. You'll se…

Jan 4, 2020 · 7 shares · 1,737 followers View post →
Ray Ramses, Anti-Computer
@arachnomutalisk · X

As the propaganda machine against Iran ramps up, watch out for dehumanization tactics employed by the media. You'll see many of them in the coming weeks. Don't fall for it. https://t.co/akjzcTp9ZS

Jan 4, 2020 · 24 likes · 7 shares · 818 followers View post →
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Oct 14, 2019 · 213 followers View post →
Ray Ramses, Anti-Computer
@arachnomutalisk · X

btw I talked more about dehumanization a couple of months back on my channel. https://t.co/akjzcTp9ZS

Oct 14, 2019 · 5 likes · 818 followers View post →
Catherine E. Thymer
@C_E_Thymer · X

RT @arachnomutalisk: New video! Dehumanization: how to construct an enemy. I go into the psychology of dehumanization, what it is, how it s…

Sep 17, 2019 · 3 shares · 3 followers View post →
Ray Ramses, Anti-Computer
@arachnomutalisk · X

ICYMI my latest video about the process of dehumanization within the human psyche and society in general, how it spreads as a belief, and the function it serves. https://t.co/akjzcTp9ZS

Aug 31, 2019 · 1 like · 818 followers View post →
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@Swallowtude · X

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Ray Ramses, Anti-Computer
@arachnomutalisk · X

RT @kathrin_YT: Under-rated Youtuber with awesome content worth a sub!! @arachnomutalisk Am I Human To You? Or Dehumanization: How To Cons…

Aug 27, 2019 · 2 shares · 818 followers View post →
Kathrin
@kathrin_YT · X

Under-rated Youtuber with awesome content worth a sub!! @arachnomutalisk Am I Human To You? Or Dehumanization: How To Construct An Enemy https://t.co/ghpFK1r9Nl via @YouTube

Aug 27, 2019 · 12 likes · 2 shares · 2,358 followers View post →
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@ckswank_ · X

Good video Am I Human To You? Or Dehumanization: How To Construct An Enemy https://t.co/9T36tsgyoJ via @YouTube

Aug 27, 2019 · 265 followers View post →
Ray Ramses, Anti-Computer
@arachnomutalisk · X

RT @TheJamesShow: A great decoding of the dehumanisation process by the mighty @arachnomutalisk! Check it out! https://t.co/ceMJZOaCS7

Aug 27, 2019 · 1 share · 818 followers View post →
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Emo Communist
@TheJamesShow · X

A great decoding of the dehumanisation process by the mighty @arachnomutalisk! Check it out! https://t.co/ceMJZOaCS7

Aug 27, 2019 · 2 likes · 1 share · 276 followers View post →
Ray Ramses, Anti-Computer
@arachnomutalisk · X

RT @datafaucet: Great work from @arachnomutalisk Am I Human To You? Or Dehumanization: How To Construct An Enemy https://t.co/VTxQl3aWud v…

Aug 27, 2019 · 1 share · 818 followers View post →
Samuel Isaac Dealey (call me Sam)
@datafaucet · X

Great work from @arachnomutalisk Am I Human To You? Or Dehumanization: How To Construct An Enemy https://t.co/VTxQl3aWud via @YouTube

Aug 26, 2019 · 1 like · 1 share · 5,724 followers View post →
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The Serfs (youtube.com/theserftimes)
@theserfstv · X

Two of the most criminally underrated channels we know (both under 1.5k subs) that deserve immediate attention: Ray Ramses @arachnomutalisk https://t.co/mdf8Oc2GoN and Conquest of Dread @dreadconquest https://t.co/arnykYe50t #SpreadTheBread #MondayMotivation

Aug 26, 2019 · 35 likes · 7 shares · 174,559 followers View post →
Ray Ramses, Anti-Computer
@arachnomutalisk · X

New video! Dehumanization: how to construct an enemy. I go into the psychology of dehumanization, what it is, how it spreads, what functions it serves in society and more. https://t.co/akjzcTp9ZS

Aug 26, 2019 · 14 likes · 3 shares · 818 followers View post →
George Georgarakis | @gngeorgarakis.bsky.social
@gngeorgarakis · X

@ZachG932 But don’t we agree that there is enough scholarship on the very real and physical consequences of dehumanization and infrahumanization (e.g. Cassese 2019, Kalmoe and Gubler 2018, Kteily et al 2015)?

May 7, 2019 · 303 followers View post →
mat marques, ph.d. ||| @fabiovelo@bsky.social
@fabiovelo · X

@AusCycle e.g., see here: https://t.co/JdEId4sWNg or https://t.co/Et4xYX1tTq

Mar 26, 2019 · 1 like · 1,121 followers View post →