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Why We Hate

Author(s) -

Agneta H. Fischer,

Eran Halperin,

Daphna Canetti,

Alba Jasini

Publication year - 2018

Publication title -

emotion review

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.798

H-Index - 68

eISSN - 1754-0747

pISSN - 1754-0739

DOI - 10.1177/1754073917751229

Subject(s) - hate crime , perspective (graphical) , social psychology , action (physics) , psychology , love and hate , perception , disposition , criminology , psychoanalysis , physics , quantum mechanics , artificial intelligence , neuroscience , computer science

We offer a functional perspective on hate, showing that hate has a unique pattern of appraisals and action tendencies. Hate is based on perceptions of a stable, negative disposition of persons or groups. We hate persons and groups more because of who they are, than because of what they do. Hate has the goal to eliminate its target. Hate is especially significant at the intergroup level, where it turns already devalued groups into victims of hate. When shared among group members, hate can spread fast in conflict zones where people are exposed to hate-based violence, which further feeds their hate. Hate can be reassuring and self-protective, because its message is simple and helps confirming people’s belief in a just world.

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