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The Dehumanization of Man: Dimensions and Processes
Author(s) -
Cock Peter H.
Publication year - 1974
Publication title -
australian journal of social issues
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.417
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 1839-4655
pISSN - 0157-6321
DOI - 10.1002/j.1839-4655.1974.tb01228.x
Subject(s) - dehumanization , context (archaeology) , argument (complex analysis) , social psychology , psychology , sociology , order (exchange) , epistemology , philosophy , economics , anthropology , paleontology , biochemistry , chemistry , finance , biology
This paper is concerned with the dimensions and processes of dehumanization within the context of our contemporary social order. It considers briefly the nature of post‐industrial society and its dehumanizing consequences, discussing the various dimensions of dehumanization articulated by various writers. The core argument is that dehumanization is created by external social structural conditions and only later becomes internally self‐generating within the individual, which can lead to a self‐perpetuating dehumanization syndrome.