25.11.2015 |
blog categorie(s) - Big Questions in Society / Current Events
written by Marly van Oirschot
Empathy and prejudice after attacks in Paris and Beirut
keywords:
terrorism / Construal Level Theory / terror management theory / fear / prejudice / over-generalization / categorization
Empathy and prejudice after attacks in Paris and Beirut
In this blog, I will try to explain why we showed more empathy for victims in Paris than in Beirut, and how feelings of fear after such a terrorist attack can lead to prejudice against out-groups, especially against Muslims. / more