The breakdown of antiracist norms: A natural experiment on hate speech after terrorist attacks [Social Sciences]

Terrorist attacks often fuel online hate and increase the expression of xenophobic and antiminority messages. Previous research has focused on the impact of terrorist attacks on prejudiced attitudes toward groups linked to the perpetrators as the cause of this increase. We argue that social norms can contain the expression of...

Source: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - September 14, 2020 Category: Science Authors: Amalia Alvarez–Benȷumea, Fabian Winter Tags: Social Sciences Source Type: research