4- Dehumanisation Flashcards
8 key attributes that make us human
- Morality
- Intellect
- Meaning seeking
- Cognitive abilities
- Complex emotions
- Culture and society
- Learning and adaptability
- Language and communication
How many definitions of dehumanisation are there?
2
What are the 2 definitions of dehumanisation?
- Perceiving others as belonging to a lower order of humanity
- Denying full human potential
Where may some forms of dehumanisation come from?
History
Why does Bandura suggest that dehumanisation happens?
When we disengage from our moral standards
What may cause immoral behaviour?
Cognitive mechanisms deactivating self-sanctions
What are 3 aspects of behaviour in Bandura’s theory?
Moral justification, euphemistic labelling, advantageous comparison
What are the 2 aspects of agency in Bandura’s theory?
Diffusion of responsibility and displacement of responsibility
What is the outcome aspect in Bandura’s theory?
Distortion of consequences
What are the 2 victim aspects of Bandura’s theory?
Attribution of blame and dehumanisation
What is moral justification?
Perceptions allowing us to disengage from moral behaviour
What is euphemistic labelling?
Using neutral language to describe moral behaviour
What is advantageous comparison?
We compare our immoral behaviour to something worse than what we are engaging in
What is diffusion of responsibility?
Shift own responsibility
What is displacement of responsibility?
Claiming ‘it wasn’t my fault’
