The deliberate killing of a specific group of people, or genocide, can be looked at through many different perspectives. It has been found that whether done for social gratitude, or for pure hatred, it’s not an issue that can be brushed under a rug. Various social psychological factors, such as learned behaviors, personality traits, and cognitions contribute to thoughts of genocide. Although everyone tries to, society cannot place a specific blame on genocide and how it comes about. It has been said that it is an ongoing process, never a “spur of the moment” situation.
Keywords: genocide, perspective, psychological, cognitions, social
Background
What is Genocide? Genocide is the intentional elimination of a group of people, especially …show more content…
A person’s personal view can make them more or less likely to be exploited and manipulated. Attitudes and perception of society could also make someone be more or less likely to aid in violence, such as mass murder. One of the most important factors of being a leader is being able to distort minds and getting people to think how you do. A leader is able to change how a group of people feel and react toward society. On the other side, followers of that leader are able to make themselves believe that they are not worthy enough to work alone. They may feel as though they need to be under the leader, even if the leader is asking them to cause harm to a group of people. It’s a game of control and many followers think they need their leaders, but in reality, the leader needs the follower. They are just as …show more content…
One theory is James Waller’s thesis on the causes and conditions of genocide. He has two perspectives. The first is that genocide is “a continuum of mass slaughter and an even larger spectrum of types of mistreatment of other humans.’ (Adelman 2005) The second view focuses on how genocide comes about, and not why genocide happens. This focus differs from most because the question, “Why?” is so broad, and no one bothers to ask, “How?” With his perspective, we can see that no one is “all good and pure,” but for some reason we can classify some as “all evil.” Many may not agree with this – some say that there are evil people with good intentions and there are also good people with evil intentions. Society mixes and matches how we see people and the world, so that it’s
Keywords: genocide, perspective, psychological, cognitions, social
Background
What is Genocide? Genocide is the intentional elimination of a group of people, especially …show more content…
A person’s personal view can make them more or less likely to be exploited and manipulated. Attitudes and perception of society could also make someone be more or less likely to aid in violence, such as mass murder. One of the most important factors of being a leader is being able to distort minds and getting people to think how you do. A leader is able to change how a group of people feel and react toward society. On the other side, followers of that leader are able to make themselves believe that they are not worthy enough to work alone. They may feel as though they need to be under the leader, even if the leader is asking them to cause harm to a group of people. It’s a game of control and many followers think they need their leaders, but in reality, the leader needs the follower. They are just as …show more content…
One theory is James Waller’s thesis on the causes and conditions of genocide. He has two perspectives. The first is that genocide is “a continuum of mass slaughter and an even larger spectrum of types of mistreatment of other humans.’ (Adelman 2005) The second view focuses on how genocide comes about, and not why genocide happens. This focus differs from most because the question, “Why?” is so broad, and no one bothers to ask, “How?” With his perspective, we can see that no one is “all good and pure,” but for some reason we can classify some as “all evil.” Many may not agree with this – some say that there are evil people with good intentions and there are also good people with evil intentions. Society mixes and matches how we see people and the world, so that it’s