A feminist approach to a theory of dehumanization: evaluating dehumanization of women in contemporary digital social environments

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dc.contributor.authorNewman, Jodi N.
dc.contributor.authorUniversity of Lethbridge. Faculty of Arts and Science
dc.contributor.supervisorStingl, Michael
dc.date.accessioned2024-05-03T19:46:44Z
dc.date.available2024-05-03T19:46:44Z
dc.date.issued2024
dc.degree.levelMasters
dc.description.abstractDehumanization has facilitated the worst atrocities in humanity’s historical record and continues to facilitate some of the gravest cruelties in the world today. While there is substantial work on dehumanization within philosophical and scientific disciplines, there remains an incongruence within the theoretical conceptualizations of dehumanization leading to the neglect or denial of the dehumanization of women. Some contend that dehumanization most characteristically occurs between racial or ethnic groups, but dehumanization may be a more general and deeply embedded aspect of human nature, more robust and perilous in its potential to victimize any member of a distinct group, even where group memberships might otherwise overlap with one another in more affiliative ways. As our social environments are evolving in lockstep with our communication technologies, the recognition of and response to the dehumanization of women remains inadequate and morally inexcusable.
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dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10133/6741
dc.language.isoen
dc.proquest.subject0453
dc.proquest.subject0646
dc.proquestyesYes
dc.publisherLethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Dept. of Philosophy
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Philosophy
dc.publisher.facultyArts and Science
dc.relation.ispartofseriesThesis (University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Arts and Science)
dc.subjectdehumanization of women
dc.subjectdigital social environments
dc.subjectsocial media
dc.subjectfeminist philosophy
dc.subjectdigital dehumanization
dc.subjectmoral theory
dc.subject.lcshHumanity--Psychological aspects
dc.subject.lcshFeminist theory
dc.subject.lcshWomen--Social conditions
dc.subject.lcshCruelty
dc.subject.lcshHate
dc.subject.lcshWomen--Violence against--Social aspects
dc.subject.lcshHostility (Psychology)
dc.subject.lcshInternet and women
dc.subject.lcshObjectification (Social psychology) in mass media
dc.subject.lcshMisogyny
dc.subject.lcshSocial media--Psychological aspects
dc.subject.lcshSocial media--Influence
dc.subject.lcshSocial media and society
dc.subject.lcshOnline social networks--Psychological aspects
dc.subject.lcshDissertations, Academic
dc.titleA feminist approach to a theory of dehumanization: evaluating dehumanization of women in contemporary digital social environments
dc.typeThesis
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