عنوان
پدید آورنده
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رده
کتابخانه
محل استقرار
NATIONAL BIBLIOGRAPHY NUMBER
Number
TL50959
LANGUAGE OF THE ITEM
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انگلیسی
TITLE AND STATEMENT OF RESPONSIBILITY
Title Proper
Muslim Mass Shooters are Seen as Less Mentally Ill and More Motivated by Religion
General Material Designation
[Thesis]
First Statement of Responsibility
Mercier, Brett Gregory
Subsequent Statement of Responsibility
Ditto, Peter H.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
University of California, Irvine
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2019
GENERAL NOTES
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42 p.
DISSERTATION (THESIS) NOTE
Dissertation or thesis details and type of degree
M.A.
Body granting the degree
University of California, Irvine
Text preceding or following the note
2019
SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
Text of Note
Objective: We test whether prejudice can influence lay attributions of mental illness to perpetrators of violence. Specifically, we examine whether people with negative attitudes towards Muslims perceive Muslim mass shooters as less mentally ill than non-Muslim shooters. Method: Study 1 compares attributions of mental illness to Muslim and non-Muslim perpetrators of recent mass shootings. Studies 2 and 3 experimentally test whether a mass shooter described in a news article is seen as less mentally ill when described as being a Muslim, compared to when described as a Christian (Study 2) and to when religion is not mentioned (Study 3). Study 4 tests whether a Muslim shooter is seen as less mentally ill than a Christian shooter, even when both shooters have symptoms of mental illness. Results: In all studies, Muslim shooters were seen as less mentally ill than non-Muslim shooters, but only by those with negative views towards Muslims. Conclusion: Those with anti-Muslim prejudices perceive Muslim mass shooters as less mentally ill, likely to maintain culpability and fit narratives about terrorism. This may reinforce anti-Muslim attitudes by leading those with anti-Muslim prejudice to overestimate the amount of violence inspired by groups like ISIS relative to extremist groups from other ideologies.
UNCONTROLLED SUBJECT TERMS
Subject Term
Ethnic studies
Subject Term
Islam
Subject Term
Psychology
Subject Term
Religion
Subject Term
Social psychology
PERSONAL NAME - PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITY
Mercier, Brett Gregory
PERSONAL NAME - SECONDARY RESPONSIBILITY
Ditto, Peter H.
CORPORATE BODY NAME - SECONDARY RESPONSIBILITY
University of California, Irvine
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[Thesis]
276903
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