Protracted conflicts resist intergroup attitude interventions
Evidence
Some of the theoretical issues concerning this continuum are discussed by Turner (1982, 1984), Brown & Turner (1981), and Stephenson (1981); the main empirical questions concern the conditions that determine the adoption of forms of social behavior nearing one or the other extreme. The first—and obvious—answer concerns intergroup conflict. It can be assumed, in accordance with our common experience, that the more intense is an intergroup conflict, the more likely it is that the individuals who are members of the opposite groups will behave toward each other as a function of their respective group memberships, rather than in terms of their individual characteristics or interindividual relationships. This was precisely why Sherif (1967, for example) was able to abolish so easily the interindividual friendships formed in the preliminary stages of some of his field studies when, subsequently, the individuals who had become friends were assigned to opposing groups. — John T. Jost and Jim Sidanius, Political Psychology, 2677 (
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Categorization
- XREF: connects to: Intergroup contact predicts forgiveness-related attitudes even in those who suffered sectarian conflict. — Miles Hewstone and Ed Cairns and Alberto Voci and Juergen Hamberger and Ulrike Niens, Intergroup Contact, Forgiveness, and…, 2; Symmetric violence war zones retain intergroup friendship and helping acts. — Sandra Penic, Guy Elcheroth, and Dario Spini, When Is Collective Exposure to War…, 153; Conflict resolution techniques reduce intergroup conflict without targeting attitudes directly. — John F. Dovidio, Peter Glick, Laurie A. Rudman, On the Nature of Prejudice: Fifty Years…, 2675 (+3 more)
Broader Connections
- Emotional self-regulation strategies can reduce intergroup prejudice
#complicates(0.85) - Intense intergroup conflict overrides interpersonal friendships between opponents
#complicates(0.72) — John T. Jost and Jim Sidanius, Political Psychology, 2677