Not all ballots should be considered equal: How education-based dehumanization undermines the democratic social contract

Sainz, Mario y Vázquez, Alexandra . (2023) Not all ballots should be considered equal: How education-based dehumanization undermines the democratic social contract. British Journal of Social Psychology 2023;00:1–23

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Título Not all ballots should be considered equal: How education-based dehumanization undermines the democratic social contract
Autor(es) Sainz, Mario
Vázquez, Alexandra
Materia(s) Psicología
Abstract Less educated people are viewed negatively and their opinions are belittled in our society. Besides, along with other groups, they are underrepresented in the political arena which questions the legitimacy of democratic systems. Despite the existence of education-based devaluation, research on how people dehumanize individuals and groups with lesser education and minimize their democratic rights is scarce. In this project, we provide correlational evidence that less (vs. highly) educated individuals and groups are dehumanized (Study 1a, N = 304) and their democratic rights (voting, running for office) are questioned (Study 1b, N = 504). Furthermore, we identified that dehumanization tendencies of the less (vs. highly) educated targets predict support for denying them voting rights or the capability to run for public candidacies (Study 2, N = 447). Finally, an experimental study confirmed that the target's educational background influences attributions of humanity, which in turn seem to affect the denial of democratic rights to the target (Study 3, N = 470). These findings suggest that education- based dehumanization might undermine the inalienable democratic rights of lesser educated individuals and groups thus endangering the foundations of democratic systems.
Palabras clave dehumanization
democratic rights
education-based groups
public candidacies
voting
Editor(es) The British Psychological Society
Fecha 2023
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Identificador bibliuned:DptoPSyO-FPSI-Articulos-Msainz-0017
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DOI - identifier https://doi.org/10.1111/bjso.12697
ISSN - identifier 0144-6665 eISSN 2044-8309
Nombre de la revista British Journal of Social Psychology
Publicado en la Revista British Journal of Social Psychology 2023;00:1–23
Idioma eng
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Notas adicionales The published version of this article, first published in British Journal of Social Psychology, is available online at the publisher's website: The British Psychological Society, https://doi.org/10.1111/bjso.12697
Notas adicionales La versión publicada de este artículo, publicado por primera vez en British Journal of Social Psychology, está disponible en línea en el sitio web del editor: The British Psychological Society, https://doi.org/10.1111/bjso.12697

 
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