Group-based self-definition strips out-group members of perceived humanity

Evidence

When one thinks about the self and others in terms of groups, the individuality of out-group members, even their humanity, becomes suspect (Triandis, 1995). … Violent response to this perceived threat is more likely in societies and cultures that lack democratic roots, since citizens who lack strongly internalized norms and values of democracy are more likely to be intolerant of out-groups seen as behaving in ways antithetical to in-group norms (Sullivan & Transue, 1999). — Leonard S. Newman and Ralph Erber (eds.), Understanding Genocide, 1029

Categorization

• XREF: Ties the small-exclusive-subgroup/inclusion-need mechanism to dehumanization of the out-group — the upstream half of Glick’s envy-scapegoating bridge. — connects to: Salient group membership replaces personal identity with a collective self; Feeling closer to ingroup members increases dehumanization of outgroups — Norenzayan, Ara, Big gods - how religion transformed…, 529
• DEFINE: Defines how collectivistic self-construal operationally makes out-group members threatening without any competence claim.

Broader Connections

• Salient group membership replaces personal identity with a collective self #expands (0.85)
• Feeling closer to ingroup members increases dehumanization of outgroups #corroborates (0.80) — Norenzayan, Ara, Big gods - how religion transformed…, 529