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Upper-class Indians dehumanize beggars, while lower-class Indians dehumanize norm violators.

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Socioeconomic Status and Dehumanization in India: Elaboration of the Stereotype Content Model in a Non-WEIRD Sample
Priyanka Khatry, Kunalan Manokara, Lasana T. Harris

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Socioeconomic status in India affects how people see others. Higher status people see beggars as less human, while lower status people see rule breakers as less human. This is because of how much contact they think they'll have with these groups and how normal they think the behavior is.