Despite our many differences, one superordinate category we all belong to is 'humans'. To
strip away or overlook others' humanity, then, is to mark them as 'other'and, typically,'less …

Intergroup contact has long been lauded as a key intervention to reduce prejudice and
improve intergroup attitudes among youth. In this review, we summarize classic perspectives …

If explicitly, blatantly dehumanizing a group of people—overtly characterizing them as less
than human—facilitates harming them, then reversing this process is paramount. Addressing …

We explore meta-perceptions (ie, what we think others think about reality), their impact on
intergroup conflict, and the interventions correcting these often-erroneous perceptions. We …

Changing attitudes is one of the most challenging and important endeavors social
psychologists have undertaken in order to promote better quality of life for individuals and …

Dehumanization is traditionally considered in the context of intergroup conflict. An emerging
body of research examines how it also occurs in interpersonal relationships and is …

A large portion of research in the social sciences is devoted to using interventions to combat
societal and social problems, such as prejudice, discrimination, and intergroup conflict …

Social scientists have increasingly applied insights from descriptive research to develop
psychological interventions aimed at improving intergroup relations. These interventions …

Whereas politicians broker peace deals, it falls to the public to embrace peace and help
sustain it. The legacy of conflicts can make it difficult for people to support reconciling and …

Violent intergroup conflicts continue to be one of the most pressing issues of our time. One
key factor that instigates and perpetuates conflict is people's support for violence against the …