Relationships Between Intergroup Contact and Prejudice Among Minority and Majority Status Groups

Tropp, Linda R.; Pettigrew, Thomas F.

doi:10.1111/j.1467-9280.2005.01643.x

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“…However, Pettigrew and Tropp (2006) directly challenge researchers to further search for mediators of contact effects, because discovering the processes involved in attitude change via intergroup contact needs further exploration. Tropp and Pettigrew (2005) already stated that concerns about how the outgroup perceive the ingroup affects how people respond to intergroup contact. For example, while majority status members are concerned about being considered prejudiced, minority status members are concerned about being the target of prejudice.…”

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Vicarious Intergroup Contact and the Role of Authorities in Prejudice Reduction

Gómez

Huici

2008

Span. J. Psychol.

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The present study focuses on the effect of vicarious intergroup contact and the support of an authority figure on the improvement of outgroup and meta-stereotype evaluations. Meta-stereotype refers to the shared beliefs of ingroup members about how they consider outgroup members to perceive their group. Three preliminary studies were carried out to determine desirable and undesirable characteristics for a good basketball performance, the task that best demonstrates the application of these characteristics, and the two groups (basketball teams) that should be involved in the vicarious intergroup contact. Fans of one of the basketball teams participated in the current study. Vicarious intergroup contact improved outgroup and meta-stereotype evaluations as compared with a no contact condition. In addition, the positive effects of vicarious intergroup contact significantly increased when it was supported by an authority figure. More importantly, our study also shows that the improvement of outgroup evaluation was partially mediated by changes on meta-stereotypes. Keywords: vicarious intergroup contact, authority figure, prejudice reduction, metastereotypes, perceived outgroup bias El presente estudio se centra en los efectos del contacto vicario intergrupal y en el apoyo de una figura de autoridad en la mejora de las evaluaciones del exogrupo y del metaestereotipo. Meta-estereotipo se refiere a las creencias compartidas de los miembros del endogrupo sobre cómo creen que los miembros del exogrupo les perciben. Se llevaron a cabo tres estudios preliminares para determinar las características deseables e indeseables para un buen desempeño en el baloncesto, la tarea que mejor demostraría la aplicación de estas características, y los dos grupos (equipos de baloncesto) que deberían implicarse en el contacto vicario intergrupal. En el presente estudio participaron los seguidores de uno de dichos equipos. El contacto vicario intergrupal mejoró la evaluación del exogrupo y del meta-estereotipo en comparación a una condición de no contacto. Adicionalmente, los efectos positivos del contacto vicario intergrupal aumentaron significativamente cuando fue apoyado por una figura de autoridad. Más importante todavía, nuestro estudio muestra que la mejora de la evaluación del exogrupo estuvo mediada parcialmente por los cambios en el meta-estereotipo. Palabras clave: contacto intergrupal vicario, figura de autoridad, reducción de prejuicio, meta-estereotipos, sesgo exogrupal percibido

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Vicarious Intergroup Contact and the Role of Authorities in Prejudice Reduction

Gómez

Huici

2008

Span. J. Psychol.

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“…As predicted, having more extended contact with members of the other minority group was associated with less prejudice towards this First, it may be due to status differences between the groups (Bikmen, 2011; see also Tropp & Pettigrew, 2005): Members of a disadvantaged group are likely to feel they are targets of prejudice in direct contact situations and develop negative expectations. In Finland, Russians have a significantly lower social status and are less accepted by majority Finns than Estonians (Jaakkola, 2005(Jaakkola, , 2009 To recap, the findings of Study 2 demonstrate the beneficial role of extended contact on outgroup prejudice and social distance enabled by the affective and cognitive mechanisms.…”

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The dynamics of interminority extended contact: The role of affective and cognitive mediators.

Visintin¹,

Brylka²,

Green³

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Cultural Diversity & Ethnic Minority Psychology

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Objective: Research on intergroup contact and prejudice reduction has dedicated little attention to relations between minority groups. We examined whether interminority extended contact, that is, the knowledge that a member of the minority ingroup has a friend from the minority outgroup, is associated with positive outgroup attitudes. Affective (outgroup empathy and outgroup trust) and cognitive (ingroup norm) mediators were considered. Method: Two correlational studies were conducted. Study 1 (N = 640, 50% female, mean age = 44 years) was conducted in Bulgaria among the Bulgarian Turkish and Roma ethnic minorities, while Study 2 (N = 458, 67% female, mean age = 44 years) was conducted in Finland among Estonian and Russian immigrants. Results: Path analyses showed that, over and above the effects of direct contact between the minority groups, interminority extended contact was associated with positive outgroup attitudes in both intergroup settings. These effects occurred through empathy (Study 1), trust, and ingroup norms (Study 2). Conclusion: The 2 studies highlight interminority extended contact as a means to promote harmonious interminority relationships and suggest the implementation of interventions based on extended contact to reduce interminority prejudice and to foster solidarity among minorities.

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“…Así, dicho efecto es mayor en los grupos mayoritarios que en los minoritarios (Tropp y Pettigrew, 2005b). Los escasos estudios realizados con grupos minoritarios muestran que la interacción con el exogrupo plantea retos distintos en cada caso: mientras que los miembros del grupo mayoritario tienden a estar más atentos a sus propios prejuicios para tratar de controlarlos, los del grupo minoritario prestan más atención a la detección de actitudes prejuiciosas en aquellos (Shelton, 2003).…”

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Imagen exogrupal de adolescentes autóctonos e inmigrantes latinos: influencia del contacto intergrupal y la edad

López

Navas

2015

AN PSICOL-SPAIN

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Resumen: Se presentan dos estudios cuyo objetivo es conocer la imagen exogrupal de 471 adolescentes autóctonos y 333 inmigrantes de origen latinoamericano residentes en Madrid, y analizarla en función de su edad y del grado de contacto con miembros del exogrupo. Para evaluar la percepción grupal se elaboró un instrumento compuesto por descripciones proporcionadas por adolescentes de similares características en un estudio preliminar con grupos de discusión. El instrumento resultante presenta igual estructura y propiedades psicométricas adecuadas en ambos grupos de participantes y permite evaluar la imagen exogrupal total y sus componentes positivo y negativo. En consonancia con las investigaciones existentes, los adolescentes latinos tienen una imagen más positiva de los españoles que viceversa; además, presentan puntuaciones más altas tanto en imagen exogrupal positiva como negativa. Los adolescentes con mayor contacto exogrupal presentan mejor imagen exogrupal total y positiva, pero los efectos sobre la negativa difieren en función del estatus del grupo (mayoritario o minoritario). El análisis de diferencias en función de la edad no ofrece resultados concluyentes. Los resultados de este estudio contribuyen a mejorar el conocimiento del fenómeno de la percepción intergrupal en la adolescencia, etapa evolutiva en la que los estudios en nuestro país son aún escasos. Palabras clave: percepción grupal; contacto; adolescentes; inmigrantes.Title: Outgroup image of host and Latino immigrant adolescents: Influence of intergroup contact and age. Abstract: Two studies are presented with the purpose of analyzing outgroup perception of 471 native and 333 Latino immigrant adolescents in Madrid city and differences regarding age and level of outgroup contact. In order to evaluate outgroup perception, a measure was created using descriptions provided by adolescents with similar characteristics during focus groups conducted in a preliminary study. The final measure shows similar structure and appropriate psychometric properties for both participant groups and it evaluates total outgroup perception and its positive and negative components. In line with previous research, Latino adolescents show a more positive outgroup image than the Spaniards; they also express higher scores in both positive and negative outgroup perception. Those adolescents with higher level of outgroup contact show higher scores in total and positive outgroup image, but effects on negative outgroup image differ with group status. Results in relation to age are not concluding. This study contributes to a better understanding of intergroup perception during adolescence, a developmental period in which this research is still limited in Spain. Key Words: group perception; contact; adolescents; immigrants. 1*) IntroducciónLa adolescencia es una etapa de cambios y maduración personal en la que se van forjando las opiniones y creencias de la futura población adulta. Uno de los temas candentes en nuestro país en las últimas décadas ha sido la convivencia entre pers...

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Relationships Between Intergroup Contact and Prejudice Among Minority and Majority Status Groups

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Vicarious Intergroup Contact and the Role of Authorities in Prejudice Reduction

Vicarious Intergroup Contact and the Role of Authorities in Prejudice Reduction

The dynamics of interminority extended contact: The role of affective and cognitive mediators.

Imagen exogrupal de adolescentes autóctonos e inmigrantes latinos: influencia del contacto intergrupal y la edad

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