A large-scale test of the link between intergroup contact and support for social change

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1 avril 2020

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Tabea Hässler et al., « A large-scale test of the link between intergroup contact and support for social change », HALSHS : archive ouverte en Sciences de l’Homme et de la Société, ID : 10.1038/s41562-019-0815-z


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ince initial efforts towards racial desegregation in the United States, social scientists 1 , policymakers and civic leaders supporting racial desegregation 2 have advocated for bringing advantaged and disadvantaged group members together for contact with each other in an effort to foster improved relations and greater intergroup equality. Evidence gathered over several decades shows that intergroup contact can reduce prejudice and increase social cohesion across group divides 3,4. A new line of thinking, however, suggests that contact can have an unintended effect: greater perceptions of intergroup harmony may undermine people's willingness to demand and advocate for greater equality and social justice, especially among members of disadvantaged groups 5-8. Given the importance of these divergent trends for public policy, comprehensive and rigorous tests are needed to elucidate when contact may be A large-scale test of the link between intergroup contact and support for social change

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