Cross-group friendships and skin tone perceptions

<p>George Allport (1954) coined the term contact hypothesis to explain the relationship between intragroup friendships/interactions and perceptions toward that group. Allport’s hypothesis had been scrutinized as an intervention for reducing prejudices and biases against groups who collectively experience discrimination. This theory was mainly tested in terms of cross-group friendships between individuals of a different ethnicity, racial group, physical ability, and so on; however, very little research has explored this hypothesis in the context of skin tone perceptions. Colorism has had an historical and pervasive impact on individuals categorized as racial/ethnic minorities. This study attempted to bridge the gaps in research directed at interventions for reducing and eliminating the antecedents of colorism by considering cross-group friendships’ influence on skin tone perceptions</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Science (MS) in Psychology: Clinical

Level thesis:degree_level

Thesis

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Psychology

Year

2022

Author dc:creator

• Parker, Jhenifa

• Clinical Psychology
• Cognition and Perception
• Experimental Analysis of Behavior

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• Access is available to all users

Repository record dc:identifier

https://dc.ewu.edu/theses/777

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:dc.ewu.edu:theses-1779