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Review Essay: A Sociocultural Perspective on Genocide: A Review of The Psychology of Genocide: Perpetrators, Bystanders, and Rescuers by Steven Baum

Baum, Steven, The Psychology of Genocide: Perpetrators, Bystanders, and Rescuers. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2008. 255 pp. ISBN 978—0—521—71392—4

College of the Holy Cross, USA, rphillip{at}holycross.edu

In The Psychology of Genocide, Steven Baum adds a new voice to the field of genocide studies. By connecting relevant psychological theories, Baum is able to effectively show that one’s level of emotional and moral development plays a part in determining whether one will become a bystander, perpetrator or rescuer during a genocide. However, his look into hate and genocide lacks a complete psychological perspective because his sole emphasis is on developmental theories. By adding a sociocultural perspective to this approach, specifically through the addition of social identity and representation research, one can get a fuller picture of what leads a society and its people to genocide and hate.

Key Words: development • genocide • hate • social representation theory

Culture & Psychology, Vol. 15, No. 3, 349-362 (2009)
DOI: 10.1177/1354067X09337868


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