title: The expulsion from Disneyland: the social psychological impact of 9/11.
abstract: People expressed many different reactions to the events of September 11th, 2001. Some of these reactions were clearly negative, such as political intolerance, discrimination, and hate crimes directed toward targets that some, if not many, people associated with the attackers. Other reactions were more positive. For example, people responded by donating blood, increasing contributions of time and money to charity, and flying the American flag. The goal of this article is to review some of Americans' negative and positive reactions to 9/11. We also describe two frameworks, value protection and terror management theory, that provide insights into Americans' various reactions to the tragedy of 9/11.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Drew University, Madison, NJ 07940, USA. gmorga2@gmail.com
authors.forename: G Scott
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Morgan
authors.forename: Daniel C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Wisneski
authors.forename: Linda J
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Skitka
mesh_terms: D002961:Civil Rights; D003415:Crime / Q000523:psychology; D005006:Ethnicity; D006252:Hate; D006801:Humans; D011057:Politics; D047851:September 11 Terrorist Attacks / Q000523:psychology*; D012919:Social Behavior; D014481:United States; D014857:Warfare