This volume presents contemporary social psychological theory and research to shed light on why seemingly normal people would participate in genocide. Focusing on the Holocaust, the book covers how difficult life conditions, scapegoating, cultural beliefs, conformity and obedience, personality, and self-deception may have served to facilitate the initiation of genocide.
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This volume presents contemporary social psychological theory and research to shed light on why seemingly normal people would participate in genocide. Focusing on the Holocaust, the book covers how difficult life conditions, scapegoating, cultural beliefs, conformity and obedience, personality, and self-deception may have served to facilitate the initiation of genocide.
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