When groups meet the dynamics of intergroup contact

Research and theory on intergroup contact have become one of the fastest advancing and most exciting fields in social psychology in recent years. The work is exciting because it combines basic social psychological concerns -- human interaction, situational influences on behavior -- with an effective...

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Main Author: Pettigrew, Thomas F. (-)
Other Authors: Tropp, Linda R.
Format: eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York : Psychology Press 2011.
Edition:1st ed
Series:Essays in social psychology.
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Summary:Research and theory on intergroup contact have become one of the fastest advancing and most exciting fields in social psychology in recent years. The work is exciting because it combines basic social psychological concerns -- human interaction, situational influences on behavior -- with an effective means of improving intergroup relations at a time when the world is witnessing widespread intergroup hatred and strife.This volume provides an overview of this rapidly progressing area of investigation - its origins and early work, its current status and recent developments, along with cr
Item Description:Description based upon print version of record.
Physical Description:1 online resource (321 p.)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
ISBN:9781136794292
9781136794308
9780203826461