When groups meet : the dynamics of intergroup contact /: the dynamics of intergroup contact. (2013)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Thomas F. Pettigrew and Linda R. Tropp.
• Other Names: Pettigrew, Thomas F; Tropp, Linda R
• Contents: The origins of intergroup contact theory -- Does intergroup contact typically reduce intergroup prejudice? -- Do intergroup contact effects generalize? -- Are the effects of intergroup contact universal? -- When does intergroup contact reduce prejudice? -- How does intergroup contact reduce prejudice? -- Does intergroup contact reduce all aspects of prejudice? -- Does cross-group friendship play a special role in reducing prejudice? -- Does group status moderate contact effects? -- Intergroup contact as one of many predictors of prejudice -- Criticisms of intergroup contact theory -- When intergroup contact fails -- Summing up and looking to the future.
• Publisher Details: Place of publication not identified : Psychology Press
• Publication Date: 2013
• Extent: 1 online resource (320 pages), (40 illustrations)
• Subjects: 302.4; Intergroup relations; Social groups; Social interaction
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781136794292; 1136794298
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.