Study finds troubling consequences for anti-Muslim and anti-Mexican attitudes and actions

(University of Pennsylvania) In a study conducted during the 2016 US Republican Primaries, researchers from Penn and Northwestern found that Americans hold dehumanizing views of Muslims and Mexican immigrants, and as a result of feeling dehumanized, these groups become more likely to favor violent action over nonviolent and are less likely to assist with counterterrorism.

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