Dehumanization and Socioeconomic Status: Replicating and Extending the Animalization of Low-SES Targets and the Mechanization of High-SES Targets
Group Processes & Intergroup Relations
Published online on August 05, 2026
Abstract
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In three preregistered, high-powered studies, we replicated and extended findings on dehumanization based on socioeconomic status (SES), where low-SES groups are denied Human Uniqueness (animalization), and high-SES groups are denied Human Nature (...
In three preregistered, high-powered studies, we replicated and extended findings on dehumanization based on socioeconomic status (SES), where low-SES groups are denied Human Uniqueness (animalization), and high-SES groups are denied Human Nature (...