PSYCH 160 Lecture Notes - Lecture 26: Subtyping, Desegregation, Stereotype
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Reducing stereotyping, prejudice, and discrimination: socialization, contact theory, re-categorization, confronting it. Those white soldiers who were mixed with black soldiers reported less prejudice after the war: contact between hostile groups will reduce prejudice when certain conditions are met: Work together to a common goal, your efforts depend on my outcome and vice versa i. e. racially mixed army units. Robber"s cave study (sherif & colleagues, 1961) Trying to ensure equal status between two. Trying to ensure equal status between two differing groups. #4 view members of other group as. Data suggest being friend with someone from other group reduces prejudice, as does knowing an ingroup member is friends with someone from other group. Desegregation of schools had a more positive effect on school districts where teachers, administration, and parents reduced racial tensions easier vs. where those people were resistant to it. Seeds of peace program brings israeli & Palestinian teenagers together for 3-week summer program in maine.
