Equal-status group contact reduces prejudice when institutions sanction it.
Evidence
Allport, however, felt that social interventions, drawing on these same principles, held great promise for reducing prejudice. He proposed, building on the earlier work of Williams (1947), that appropriately structured intergroup contact could effectively decrease bias at the individual level. … Prejudice … may be reduced by equal status contact between majority and minority groups in the pursuit of common goals. The effect is greatly enhanced if this contact is sanctioned by institutional supports (i.e., by law, custom, or local atmosphere), and provided it is of the sort that leads to the perception of common interests and common humanity between members of the two groups. — John F. Dovidio, Peter Glick, Laurie A. Rudman, On the Nature of Prejudice, 129 (
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Allport (1954/1979) stated: … To be maximally effective, contact … should lead to a sense of equality in social status, should occur in ordinary purposeful pursuits … and enjoy the sanction of the community in which they occur. — , Rudman, Laurie A - On the Nature of…, 540 (
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Categorization
- XREF: connects to: Social harmony and redressing historical injustice can coexist through equal-power intergroup contact. — Nurit Shnabel and Johannes Ullrich, Identity Needs in Intergroup Relations:…, 111; Equal-status, purposeful, community-sanctioned contact best reduces prejudice. — , Rudman, Laurie A - On the Nature of…, 540; Equal status and cooperation are critical conditions for contact to reduce prejudice — , Rudman, Laurie A - On the Nature of…, 2002 (+6 more)
Broader Connections
- Structured equal-status intergroup contact reduces prejudice when institutionally supported
#corroborates(0.97) — John F. Dovidio, Peter Glick, Laurie A. Rudman, On the Nature of Prejudice, 129 - Equal-status, purposeful, community-sanctioned contact best reduces prejudice.
#corroborates(0.92) — , Rudman, Laurie A - On the Nature of…, 540