The prejudice versus group conflict debate spans multiple social disciplines.

Evidence

The approach taken in this chapter is more that of a speculative essay than a traditional literature review. This approach is chosen, precarious though it may] because there is a need for a discussion of broad theoretical issues raised by the controversy about the relative importance of group conflict and prejudice for contemporary racial attitudes. … Second, I take a quite catholic approach to the material as the research draws not only on the work of social psychologists, but also on that of historians, demographers, political scientists, and sociologists. The final outcome, I hope, is a better sense of the distinctive roles of prejudice and group conflict in racial attitudes as well as a sense of fruitful directions for future research. — John T. Jost and Jim Sidanius, Political Psychology, 3319