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Showing 1 to 20 of 50 for “"intergroup contact"”.
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Group conflict and intergroup contact
… and that collaboration increased voluntary intergroup contact, intergroup trust, and feelings of security for the participants and for nonparticipants living in the same villages as the participants. The second paper uses a lab experiment to test a specific mechanism through which contact …
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Discerning the other: political prejudice and intergroup contact
… One of the most studied methods for decreasing intergroup prejudice has been Gordon Allport’s intergroup contact hypothesis. Allport suggested that contact between groups who see themselves as equals with common interests, common goals, and the support of cultural institutions are more likely to …
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Stereotypes and Prejudice: Intergroup Contact Between Americans and Japanese
… orientation (individualism or collectivisim), intergroup friendly contact, and stereotype and prejudice variability was assessed. Results showed that both Americans and Japanese have positive stereotypes of each other, with Americans selecting the trait "intelligent" as the most common …
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Extending Intergroup Contact Theory to Men’s Anti-Women Biases
… and willingness to exploit women drawing on intergroup contact theory. In a correlational investigation (Study 2; n = 229), we find that perceived negative experiences with women predict greater anti-women bias via greater anger toward women. We then confirm this pattern of results using an …
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The Student Police Unity League and Intergroup Contact Theory
… operating by the core tenants provided by Intergroup Contact Theory. It was expected that black students who participated in the Student Police Unity League would report higher levels of trust, legitimacy, willingness to work with the police, outcome justice, and lower level of perceived …
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Shared Education in Northern Ireland: A Qualitative Study of Intergroup Contact
This thesis explores students’ experiences of intergroup contact in two cross- community shared education projects in Northern Ireland. A recent innovation, shared education involves collaboration between separate schools to deliver joint classes and activities. A core aim of this collaboration is …
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Intergroup contact theory and global perspective in students who study abroad
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Intergroup Contact and Housing Selection of United States Study Abroad Students
… by Allport (1954; Nature of Prejudice), the contact hypothesis has expanded beyond understanding the relationship between intergroup contact and prejudice reduction (Zuma, 2014). The contact hypothesis has also been used to understand the relationship between intergroup contact and …
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The Moderating Effect of Intergroup Climate on the Prejudice-Reducing Effects of Intergroup Contact
Drawing upon intergroup contact theory (Allport, 1954; Pettigrew 1998) and the emerging literature on intergroup climate (e.g., Christ et al., 2013, 2014), I utilised various antipathetic intergroup relationships (e.g., Black people vs. White people; non-Muslims vs. Muslims), and various models of …
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Applying theory-based interventions to encourage successful intergroup contact through shared education programme in Northern Ireland
… now in a period of peace after years of violent intergroup conflict, known as ‘the Troubles’, Northern Ireland continues to experience difficult intergroup relations and societal segregation between the Catholic and Protestant communities (Jarman, 2005; Balcells, Daniels & Escribà-Folch, 2016). …
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Adolescent experience of intergroup contact in South Africa and its impact on identity development : a qualitative study
… into adolescents' experience of the process of intergroup contact in South Africa, with a particular emphasis on the impact of such contact on adolescent identity development. A particular instance of intergroup contact is examined, namely a drama project which brought together ten high school …
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Understanding the seating patterns in a university residence dining hall : a longitudinal study of intergroup contact and friendship
… and maintain such patterns. Students' level of intergroup contact and interracial attitudes were among the factors investigated for such motivations. With this, a further aim of the study was to establish whether the patterns observed were also patterns of friendship. If this were so, then a …
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If Your Friends Joined A Movement, Would You Do It Too? How Intergroup Contact Leads to Participation in the Black Lives Matter Movement
… social movements? Previous research shows that intergroup contact was a key predictor of participation in the Freedom Summer campaign of the Civil Rights movement. In this study, the effect of intergroup contact on participation in the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement is assessed. Using survey …
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The Impact of Student Faculty Interaction and Intergroup Contact on Cognitive and Sociocultural Gains in College Seniors as Measured by the College Student Experiences Questionnaire
… including student faculty interaction (SFI) and intergroup contact (IGC) (Cole, 2007; Kuh and Hu, 2001; Thompson, 2001; Umbach and Porter, 2002). However, cognitive and sociocultural gains have typically been explored independently. Moreover, researchers have not examined the demographic factors …
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Identifying Barriers In Black Communities That Hinder The Engagement In LGBT Affirming Behaviors. Clinical Implications For Understanding Barriers to Attaining Adequate Social Support When Working With LGBT People Of Color.
… religious beliefs and levels of engagement in intergroup dialogue and intergroup contact impact the likelihood of engagement in LGBT affirming behaviors. Participants (n = 276) completed an anonymous online survey, and linear regression results indicated significant contributions from …
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Factors Related to the Racial Socialization of Asian American Children
… in the United States. Based on Allport's Intergroup Contact theory, increased intergroup contact with other racial groups should explain the relationship between parents' racial attitudes and their knowledge of Asian American racial reality and racial socialization practices.</p>
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Racial integration : a social intervention on a South African university campus
Gordon Allport's contact theory has given rise to the widely accepted proposition that contact improves intergroup attitudes, with stronger effects in settings that reflect optimal conditions of contact. Investigators have long been interested in the effects of contact in South Africa where, until …
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Contact, Disclosure, Stereotypes, and Attitudes Toward People with Physical Disabilities: The Mediator Effects of Intergroup Anxiety and Social Support
Guided by intergroup contact theory (Allport, 1954; Pettigrew, 1998), the current study examined the influences of perceptions of individuals without disabilities (N = 189) regarding their communication experiences with the most frequent contact with an invisible physical disability on willingness …
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Multiculturalism caveat: potential antecedents of intergroup and acculturation attitudes
… Moise, Perrault & Senecal, 1997) and adopts an intergroup approach (Zagefka & Brown, 2002), in that it considers the perspective of both the majority and minority groups involved in the acculturation process. Specifically, the experimental work of this thesis assesses whether social norms on …
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