When groups meet : he dynamics of intergroup contact

Presents a comprehensive overview of classic and contemporary work on intergroup contact, combining an extensive meta-analysis of 515 published studies on the topic with the authors' renowned research. This volume provides researchers, students and professionals in social psychology with a sour...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Pettigrew, Thomas F. (Author), Tropp, Linda R. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New YorkbPsychology Press , c2011
Series:Essays in social psychology
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Table of Contents:
  • 1. The origins of intergroup contact theory
  • 2. Does intergroup contact typically reduce intergroup prejudice?
  • 3. Do intergroup contact effects generalize?
  • 4. Are the effects of intergroup contact universal?
  • 5. When does intergroup contact reduce prejudice?
  • 6. How does intergroup contact reduce prejudice?
  • 7. Does intergroup contact reduce all aspects of prejudice?
  • 8. Does cross-group friendship play a special role in reducing prejudice?
  • 9. Does group status moderate contact effects?
  • 10. Intergroup contact as one of many predictors of prejudice
  • 11. Criticisms of intergroup contact theory
  • 12. When intergroup contact fails
  • 13. Summing up and looking to the future