Reducing prejudice via direct and extended cross-group friendship

By Rhiannon N. Turner, Miles Hewstone, A. Voci, Stefania Paolini, Oliver Christ. 2007

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Subfields: Social Psychology, Sociology and Political Science

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From imagery to intention: A dual route model of imagined contact effects (2010, background): “As we discussed above, the use of varied control conditions has ruled out informational load (R. Turner et al., 2007a; Experiment 1), stereotype priming (R. Turner et al., 2007a; Experiment 2), and positive affective priming and non-relevant social interaction (Stathi & Crisp, 2008; Experiment 2)…”
Imagined contact as a prejudice‐reduction intervention in schools: the underlying role of similarity and attitudes (2014, background): “Furthermore, in order to stimulate the imagination of the children and create the conditions that resemble real friendships (Turner, Hewstone, Voci, Paolini, & Christ, 2007), some information about the Asian child in the picture was provided (e.g., what they like and dislike, what subjects they are…”
Improving intergroup relations with extended and vicarious forms of indirect contact (2014, background): “The first insight is the importance accorded by social psychologists to cross-group friendships (Turner et al., 2007).”
The Imagined Contact Hypothesis (2012, methodology): “In contrast, successful intergroup contact reduces intergroup anxiety, a process which is commonly associated with reduction in prejudice (Voci & Hewstone, 2003; Islam & Hewstone, 1993; Pettigrew & Tropp, 2006; Paolini et al., 2004; Turner et al., 2007b).”
Confidence in Contact: A New Perspective on Promoting Cross-Group Friendship Among Children and Adolescents (2016, unknown): “In the context of white–South Asian relations in the United Kingdom, Turner et al. (2007b) found that white primary school children aged 8–11 years and white and South Asian high school students aged 11–15 years with cross-group friends held more positive outgroup attitudes.”
Improving intergroup relations through direct, extended and other forms of indirect contact (2011, background): “Imagined contact reduces bias toward elderly persons and gay men (Turner et al., 2007) and leads to more positive perceptions of the attributes of other ethnic and national groups (Husnu & Crisp, 2010; Stathi & Crisp, 2008).”
Reducing Competitive Victimhood in Kosovo: The Role of Extended Contact and Common Ingroup Identity (2012, background): “However, despite our focus on extended contact, we believe it is important to not forget the importance of direct contact, which is the most powerful way to reduce negative intergroup attitudes (Turner et al., 2007).”