Junqi Shi
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Dr. Junqi Shi is a leading cultural psychologist whose research illuminates how people across societies conceptualize humanity and its boundaries. Her most influential work, the 2008 paper "Subhuman, Inhuman, and Superhuman: Contrasting Humans with Nonhumans in Three Cultures," has garnered 239 citations and fundamentally shaped the study of dehumanization. In this landmark study, Shi and her colleagues demonstrated that the ways people distinguish humans from nonhumans—whether animals, robots, or supernatural beings—vary dramatically across cultures, challenging Western-centric models. Her major contribution lies in extending dehumanization theory beyond the animalistic and mechanistic frameworks, showing that cultural context determines which traits are seen as uniquely human. This work has profound implications for understanding prejudice, intergroup conflict, and human rights. Shi’s research bridges cognitive science, anthropology, and social psychology, offering a nuanced view of how we define our species. Her findings are essential reading for students and scholars exploring the psychological foundations of humanity, otherness, and the moral boundaries we draw between ourselves and others.
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