Gabel How Dehumanization Leads to Murder and Genocide

Lessons from the Nazi Era
Erscheinungsjahr 2023
ISBN: 979-888719305-2
Verlag: Academic Studies Press
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 202 Seiten

This book discusses psychological aspects of dehumanization and of the human tendency to dominate, control and potentially murder those considered less than or “other” by the dominant group. It explores how increasingly severe dehumanization resulted in the genocide of six million Jews in the second World War. Psychological and behavioral strategies Nazi aggressors and ordinary citizens used to mislead themselves during this process are described. Understanding the sequence of events from dehumanization to murder has implications for the apparent tendency of human beings to harm and potentially kill those who appear “different”, or who are made into the “other”. Efforts to prevent genocide should actively challenge dehumanization of weaker populations whenever possible, even when dehumanization appears mild, “insignificant,” or “innocuous.”

Autoren/Hrsg.

Gabel, Stewart

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction

A Brief History of the Jews from Antiquity through the Middle Ages
Antisemitism and Dehumanization of the Jews in the Modern Period. Enlightenment and Emancipation. Political Antisemitism
Dehumanization. Research. Definitions. Examples in the Nazi Era
The Human Propensity toward Violence, Destruction, and Murder. Prohibitions against Killing Other Humans. Examples of the Tendency toward Violence and Murder in the Nazi Era
The Progression from Dehumanization to Murder and Genocide in the Nazi Era
Dehumanization of School-Aged Children in Nazi Germany
Medical Implementation of Aryan Ideology: Sterilization, Euthanasia, Experimentation
Summary and Conclusions. Alternative Approaches. Addressing Dehumanization


References
Index

Über Autor(innen)

Gabel, Stewart

Stewart Gabel, MD, PhD, is currently working in an unaffiliated private practice of psychiatry. He is former Chair, Department of Psychiatry, Children’s Hospital, Denver, and Professor of Psychiatry, University of Colorado School of Medicine (1992–2002); Medical Director, Division of Children and Family Services, Office of Mental Health, New York State (2007–2012).