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Intergroup contact and prejudice toward immigrants in Italy: The mediational role of anxiety and the moderational role of group salience
No full textTwo studies investigated intergroup contact with immigrants in Italy. In Study 1 (N = 310 students) contact had direct positive effects on perceived out-group variability and out-group attitude, and a direct negative effect on subtle prejudice; the last two effects were mediated by intergroup anxiety. Contact also had a greater effect on reduced anxiety and improved out-group perception and evaluation when group salience was high. In Study 2 (N = 94 hospital workers) contact at work had direct effects on out-group attitudes and rights for immigrants, and an effect on attitudes toward ethnic coworkers that was mediated by intergroup anxiety at work. The effects of contact were again moderated by group salience. These findings show that the combination of positive contact with individuals from the out-group and group salience is effective in improving intergroup relations, and often does so via reduced anxiety
Diversità e integrazione: il ruolo del contatto intergruppi nei processi di riduzione del pregiudizio e risoluzione dei conflitti
No full textIn this paper we review the effectiveness of intergroup cantact in reducing prejudice. In particular, we consider the opportunity to distinguish between direct and indirect contact, the possibility of a bi-directional relation between contact and prejudice, the mediating and moderating processes involved in this relation, and the different possible outcomes of intergroup contact, such as explicit and implicit attitudes, affective reconciliation and physiological states. Finally, we review some of the major critiques to the contact hypothesis, trying to provide adequate responses, and we discuss the practical applications of intergroup contact in modern societies
Contatto intergruppi in ambito lavorativo e riduzione del pregiudizio verso gli immigrati: Effetti di mediazione e moderazione
No full textNello studio riportato vengono analizzate le modalità attraverso cui il contatto con individui appartenenti a un gruppo estraneo porta alla riduzione del pregiudizio nei confronti del gruppo stesso. I partecipanti alla ricerca (N = 145) sono lavoratori italiani. Ad essi viene chiesto di formulare giudizi relativi ai loro colleghi di lavoro extracomunitari e agli immigrati in generale. I risultati confermano il modello integrativo del contatto proposto da Hewstone (1996): un contatto positivo e frequente favorisce la riduzione del pregiudizio perché permette la riduzione dell’ansia intergruppi; inoltre, il processo di generalizzazione che, da una situazione specifica di contatto, porta a formulare giudizi relativi all’intera società è facilitato dalla salienza, durante il contatto, delle appartenenze di gruppo
Attitudes and attitude change
No full textBohner G. Attitudes and attitude change. In: Hewstone M, Stroebe W, eds. Introduction to Social Psychology. 3rd. Oxford, UK: Blackwell; 2001: 239-282
Stretching the boundaries: Strategic perceptions of intragroup variability
No full textWe hypothesised that people would strategically alter their perceived intragroup variability on ingroup-threatening traits in order to maintain positive perceptions of their self and their ingroup. Specifically, we predicted that people would perceive (1) greater relative outgroup homogeneity and (2) greater general intragroup variability on ingroup negative and outgroup positive traits. We confirmed the outgroup homogeneity prediction in a minimal group experiment (N=80) and a gender group experiment (N = 164). In a second gender group experiment (N = 137), we found that ingroup size moderated this effect: only minority group members showed the predicted pattern of outgroup homogeneity. Evidence for the general intragroup variability prediction was less conclusive. We discuss the results in terms of variability strategies
Crisp, R. J., Hewstone, M., & Rubin, M. (2001). Does multiple categorization reduce intergroup bias? Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 27, 76-89. doi: 10.1177/0146167201271007
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<p>Crisp, R. J., Hewstone, M., & <strong>Rubin, M.</strong> (2001). Does multiple categorization reduce intergroup bias? <em>Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 27,</em> 76-89. doi: <a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0146167201271007">10.1177/0146167201271007</a></p
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