Intergroup Relations from a Multicultural Perspective
Institution
Radboud Universiteit Nijmegen (RU)
Detailled summary of week 8 of the course intergroup relations from a multicultural perspective at the Radboud University Nijmegen. This summary entails descriptions and explanations of several psychological processes to improve intergroup relations. Among others, the contact hypothesis and the com...
Prerequisites:
- Equal status
- Shared/Common goal
- Collaboration towards that goal
- Support from authority
- ‘Reach below the surface’
Meta-Analysis: Contact → (-.21) → prejudice
➔ Positive, constructive contact instead of causal, negative contact (Good news: most
people of the majority group report more positive contact than negative) → Disproves
stereotype, develop intergroup friendships
➔ Reduces insecurity and anxiety
➔ This works as well with indirect contact (e.g. imagined contact, extended contact)
o Extended contact: Knowing that members of the ingroup have friendships with
outgroup members
Responsible Processes
1) Knowledge about outgroup → Familiarity
2) Behavioural change (behavioural repertoire extends)
3) (Positive) Affective reactions → Empathy
4) Revaluation of the ingroup (Deprovincialization)
➔ Ingroup isn’t the only/most important group but there are also others
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