Cultural Violence: A Preliminary Analysis of Rights and Duties

摘要

Restricting the rights of outgroups and the refusal to accept one's duty to protect such groups can be a form of cultural violence. Even when individuals verbally report they support human rights, it may be the case that thinking about rights primes thoughts of individual-instead of group-protection. A first study validated the proposition that duties are associated more with groups and rights more with individuals. Next, across two studies, I tested to see if priming individuals to think about rights or duties would change their beliefs in terms of group support across a variety of dilemmas. My results showed that duties led to greater support for the collective, suggesting focusing on duties may be an important factor in reducing cultural violence.