Scapegoating
Published in The Corsini Encyclopedia of Psychology • Jan 22, 2010
Authors:
Peter Glick
Abstract
Abstract Scapegoating is unfairly blaming a group for causing societal misfortunes (e.g., the Nazis blaming the Jews for Germany's loss of World War I). Mass frustrations, such as economic, political, and social crises, can lead to severe attacks against scapegoated groups, including ethnic cleansin...
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