ABSTRACT

Criminalization of social groups can create new norms for intergroup relations. An example for this is the 2018 amendment to the Hungarian Fundamental Law, which openly criminalizes homeless people. In our research, we investigated whether criminalization of homelessness can become a source of justifying violence against homeless people in the Hungarian context. We assumed that right-wing authoritarianism and social dominance orientation would positively predict support for violence against the homeless, and the acceptance of a criminalizing law can serve as a justification for this. Our hypotheses were tested using a convenience (N = 196) and a representative sample of the population of Budapest (N = 674). We found that both RWA and SDO predicted support for violence, and this connection was mediated by the new law. We also found that justification was influenced by educational level, as the association between SDO and violence increased with higher levels of education.

摘要

对社会群体进行刑事定罪可以为群体间关系创造新的规范。这方面的一个例子是 2018 年匈牙利基本法修正案，该修正案公开将无家可归者定为犯罪。在我们的研究中，我们调查了无家可归的刑事定罪是否可以成为在匈牙利背景下为针对无家可归者的暴力辩护的来源。我们假设右翼威权主义和社会主导取向会积极预测支持针对无家可归者的暴力行为，而接受刑事定罪法可以作为这样做的理由。我们的假设使用方便（N = 196）和布达佩斯人口的代表性样本（N= 674）。我们发现 RWA 和 SDO 都预测支持暴力，这种联系是由新法律调解的。我们还发现，正当性受教育水平的影响，因为 SDO 与暴力之间的关联随着教育水平的提高而增加。