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A large-scale test for the link between intergroup contact and social change

  • Guided by the early findings of social scientists, practitioners have long advocated for greater contact between groups to reduce prejudice and increase social cohesion. Recent work, however, suggests that intergroup contact can undermine support for social change towards greater equality, especially among disadvantaged group members. Using a large and heterogeneous dataset (12,997 individuals from 69 countries), we demonstrate that intergroup contact and support for social change towards greater equality are positively associated among members of advantaged groups (ethnic majorities and cis-heterosexuals) but negatively associated among disadvantaged groups (ethnic minorities and sexual and gender minorities). Specification-curve analysis revealed important variation in the size—and at times, direction—of correlations, depending on how contact and support for social change were measured. This allowed us to identify one type of support for change—willingness to work in solidarity— that is positively associated with intergroup contact among both advantaged and disadvantaged group members.

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Document Type:Article
Language:English
Author(s):Tabea Hässler, Ruth K. Ditlmann
Parent Title (English):Nature Human Behaviour
Publication year:2020
Publishing Institution:Hertie School
First Page:380
Last Page:386
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41562-019-0815-z
Release Date:2021/06/08
Volume:4
Issue:4
Licence of document (German):Metadaten / metadata
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