Ulrich Wagner / Linda Tropp / Gillian Finchilescu / Colin Tredoux

Improving Intergroup Relations

Building on the Legacy of Thomas F. Pettigrew
Herausgeber: Wagner, Ulrich; Tredoux, Colin; Finchilescu, Gillian; Tropp, Linda R

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Produktbeschreibung

Improving Intergroup Relations focuses on emerging research directions for intergroup relations, a field which has been influenced and inspired by the life contributions of Thomas F. Pettigrew. The book explores the many ways in which the work of Dr. Pettigrew has fostered new developments in the field, with each chapter presenting both Dr. Pettigrew's landmark work as well as the most recent and relevant advances. The chapters conclude with the thoughts of leading scholars on practical strategies and future directions for combating intergroup conflict. The final chapter explores the implications of intergroup research for the promotion of social change.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Wiley
• Seitenzahl: 344
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. September 2008
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 228mm x 151mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 498g
• ISBN-13: 9781405169714
• ISBN-10: 1405169710
• Artikelnr.: 23600327

Autorenporträt

Ulrich Wagner is Professor of Social Psychology and Director of the Center for Conflict Studies at Philipps-University Marburg, Germany. Linda R. Tropp is Associate Professor of Psychology and Director of the Psychology of Peace and Violence Concentration at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, United States. Gillian Finchilescu is Professor and Chair of Psychology at the University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa. Colin Tredoux is Professor of Psychology, and Head of Department, at the University of Cape Town, South Africa.

Inhaltsangabe

Table of Contents.
1. Editor's Introduction: Ulrich Wagner (Philipps-University Marburg),
Linda R. Tropp (University of Massachusetts, Amherst), Gillian Finchilescu
(University of the Witwatersrand), and Colin Tredoux (University of Cape
Town).
2. Thomas F. Pettigrew: Building on the Scholar-Activist Tradition in
Social Psychology: Frances Cherry (Carleton University).
Part I: Exploring the Causes of Prejudice and Discrimination:.
3. From Lewin and Allport to Pettigrew: Modern Practical Theories: Susan T.
Fiske (Princeton University).
4. Rediscovering the Emotional Aspect of Prejudice and Intergroup Behavior:
Eliot R. Smith (Indiana University, Bloomington).
5. The Role of Threat in Intergroup Relations: Walter G. Stephan (Emeritus,
New Mexico State University), C. Lausanne Renfro (New Mexico State
University) and Mark D. Davis (University of West Alabama).
Part II: Functions of intergroup contact in improving intergroup
relations:.
6. From When to Why: Understanding How Contact Reduces Bias: John F.
Dovidio (Yale University), Samuel L. Gaertner (University of Delaware),
Tamar Saguy (University of Connecticut), and Samer Halabi (Zfat College).
7. The Role of Trust in Intergroup Contact: Its Significance and
Implications for Improving Relations Between Groups: Linda R. Tropp
(University of Massachusetts, Amherst).
8. The Impact of Direct and Extended Cross-Group Friendships on Improving
Intergroup Relations: Christiana Vonofakou (University of Oxford), Miles
Hewstone (University of Oxford), Alberto Voci (University of Padua),
Stefania Paolini (University of Newcastle), Rhiannon Turner (University of
Birmingham, United Kingdom), Nicole Tausch (University of Oxford), Tania
Tam (Legal Services Research Centre), Jake Harwood (University of Arizona)
and Ed Cairns (University of Ulster).
Part III: Intergroup Relations and Reflections on One's Own Group
Membership:.
9. Ingroup and Outgroup Contact: A Longitudinal Study of the Effects of
Cross-Ethnic Friendships, Dates, Roommate Relationships and Participation
in Segregated Organisations: Colette van Laar (Leiden University, The
Netherlands), Shana Levin (Claremont McKenna College), and Jim Sidanius
(Harvard University).
10. Extended Contact and Including Others in the Self: Building on the
Allport/Pettigrew Legacy: Stephen C. Wright (Simon Fraser University),
Arthur Aron (State University of New York, Stony Brook), and Salena M.
Brody (Collins County Community College).
11. Deprovincialization: Social Identity Complexity and Outgroup
Acceptance: Marilynn B. Brewer (Ohio State University).
Part IV: Focusing on social context in improving intergroup relations:.
12. Intergroup Contact, Social Context and Racial Ecology in South Africa:
Gillian Finchilescu (University of the Witwatersrand) and Colin Tredoux
(University of Cape Town).
13. Social and Political Context Effects on Intergroup Contact and
Intergroup Attitudes: Ulrich Wagner (Philipps-University, Marburg), Oliver
Christ (Philipps-University Marburg and University of Bielefeld), Hinna
Wolf (Philipps-University Marburg), Rolf van Dick (Johann-Wolfgang Goethe
University, Frankfurt), Jost Stellmacher (Philipps-University Marburg),
Elmar Schlüter (Philipps-University Marburg), and Andreas Zick (University
of Bielefeld).
14. Positive Intergroup Relations: From Reduced Outgroup Rejection to
Outgroup Support: Kai Jonas and Amelie Mummendey (both University of Jena).
Part V: Intergroup Relations as a Commitment to Social Change:.
15. Feeling Relative Deprivation: The Rocky Road from Comparisons to
Actions: Heather Smith (Sonoma State University) and Iain Walker (Murdoch
University).
16. Bridging Individual and Social Change in International Conflict:
Contextual Social Psychology in Action: Herbert C. Kelman (Emeritus,
Harvard University).
17. School Desegregation Research: Outcomes, Historical Trends and Issues
Affecting its Usefulness in Policy and Practice: Janet Ward Schofield
(University of Pittsburgh).
Part VI: Final Reflections:.
18. Reflections on Core Themes in Intergroup Research: Thomas F. Pettigrew
(University of California, Santa Cruz).

Rezensionen

"Policymakers and practictioners will likely find thedescriptions of the research accessible andmeaningful." (Analyses of Social Issues and PublicPolicy, 17 October 2013)"This remarkable book brings together the world's leadingscholars of intergroup relations to pay tribute to the seminal workof Thomas Pettigrew, and in so doing to derive essential lessonsfor academics, politicians, and the public in general." DouglasS. Massey, Princeton University

"Tribute and treat, this exciting collection celebrates socialpsychologist Tom Pettigrew's great impact on ourunderstandings of prejudice, discrimination, and intergoup contact.Highly readable articles integrate well, offering a well-etchedportrait of Pettigrew's many contributions to research onracial emotions, intergroup adaptation, deprovincialization ofingroups, and context effects. Once expelled from school forstanding up to a bigoted teacher, Pettigrew'sscholar-activist commitments to eradicating racism have beeninfluential and equal to those of any social scientist of the lasthalf century." Joe R. Feagin, Texas A & M University

"Tom Pettigrew's research and writing has had a majorimpact on our understanding of prejudice, its causes and cures.This remarkable volume is both a tribute to Pettigrew'sinfluence and an extension of its reach. A must read for anyoneinterested in intergroup relations." Elliot Aronson, authorof The Social Animal, Nobody Left to Hate, andMistakes were Made (But Not By Me)

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"In an increasingly fissured world, it is both timely andreassuring to know that so many of social psychology'sleading minds are addressing themselves here to the cause ofpromoting tolerance and social harmony. Researchers andpolicy-makers alike will profit greatly from a close study ofthis book." Rupert Brown, University of Sussex

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"This book is designed simultaneously as a tribute to TomPettigrew, one of the world's foremost scholars of prejudice,and as a 'state of the art' collection of essaysdelineating social psychology's contribution to the reductionof prejudice around the world. It succeeds admirably in both theseaims. It is a fitting celebration of Pettigrew's career, bothas a pioneering social scientist and as a courageous activist inthe cause of social justice. The essays, written by a veritable'Who's Who' in the social psychology ofintergroup relations, are admirably concise and well-writtenaccounts of the key recent developments in the field. There can befew topics which deserve more of our attention than that ofimproving intergroup relations. In an increasingly fissured world,it is both timely and reassuring to know that so many of socialpsychology's leading minds are addressing themselves here tothe cause of promoting tolerance and social harmony. Researchersand policy-makers alike will profit greatly from a closestudy of this book." Rupert Brown, University of Sussex