Equal status and cooperation are critical conditions for contact to reduce prejudice

Evidence

Laboratory studies by Cook (1985) highlighted the importance of equal status and cooperation for reducing prejudice, which were also found to be critical conditions in school settings (e.g., Schofield & Eurich-Fulcer, 2001). — , Rudman, Laurie A - On the Nature of…, 2002

Sherif (1966) demonstrated so vividly the conditions that led both to hostility and acceptance in a boys’ camp. … Laboratory studies by Cook (1985) highlighted the importance of equal status and cooperation for reducing prejudice, which were also found to be critical conditions in school settings (e.g., Schofield & Eurich-Fulcer, 2001). — , Rudman, Laurie A - On the Nature of…, 2002

Categorization

• XREF: Directly corroborates existing vault claims on Allport’s optimal contact conditions (equal status, cooperation). — connects to: Effective intergroup contact requires seven preconditions in political contexts. — Rachel Hartman et al., Interventions to Reduce Partisan…, 45; Social harmony and redressing historical injustice can coexist through equal-power intergroup contact. — Nurit Shnabel and Johannes Ullrich, Identity Needs in Intergroup Relations:…, 111
• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — , Rudman, Laurie A - On the Nature of…, 2002