Contact reduces prejudice least effectively toward stigmatized disability groups

Evidence

Despite his optimism about the potential benefits of contact, Allport warned that superficial contact between members of different groups would, in fact, reinforce stereotypes, by failing to provide new information about each group, or via a self-fulfilling prophecy whereby cautious avoidance of intimacy is mutually interpreted as distrust or dislike, confirming initial suspicion. Thus he wrote, “the casual contact has left matters worse than before” (Allport, 1954/1979, p. 264). — John F. Dovidio, Peter Glick, Laurie A. Rudman, On the Nature of Prejudice, 1795 (#complicates, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Contact reduces prejudice only under equal-status, intimate, stereotype-defying conditions — John F. Dovidio, Peter Glick, Laurie A. Rudman, On the Nature of Prejudice: Fifty Years…, 1665; Cross-orientation contact reduces prejudice more than contact with the mentally ill — Thomas F. Pettigrew, Linda R. Tropp, A Meta-Analytic Test of Intergroup…, 175; Superficial intergroup contact can actually worsen rather than reduce prejudice — John F. Dovidio, Peter Glick, Laurie A. Rudman, On the Nature of Prejudice: Fifty Years…, 1795 (+2 more)

Broader Connections

• Superficial intergroup contact can actually worsen rather than reduce prejudice #complicates (0.72) — John F. Dovidio, Peter Glick, Laurie A. Rudman, On the Nature of Prejudice, 1795