Intergroup Contact and Ingroup Reappraisal: Examining the Deprovincialization Thesis

Verkuyten, Maykel; Thijs, Jochem; Bekhuis, Hidde

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“…If positive contact weakens group identification (Verkuyten et al, 2010), it could lower resistance to collective action by disadvantaged outgroups. Further, positive contact leads advantaged-group members to seek common identities with disadvantaged-outgroup members (Gaertner, Dovidio, & Houlette, 2013).…”

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Intergroup Contact and Social Change

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Becker

Benz

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Pers Soc Psychol Bull

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Previous research has shown that (1) positive intergroup contact with an advantaged group can discourage collective action among disadvantaged-group members and (2) positive intergroup contact can encourage advantaged-group members to take action on behalf of disadvantaged outgroups. Two studies investigated the effects of negative as well as positive intergroup contact.Study 1 (N = 482) found that negative but not positive contact with heterosexual people was associated with sexual-minority students' engagement in collective action (via group identification and perceived discrimination). Among heterosexual students, positive and negative contact were associated with, respectively, more and less LGB activism. Study 2 (N = 1,469) found that only negative contact (via perceived discrimination) predicted LGBT students' collective action intentions longitudinally while only positive contact predicted heterosexual/cisgender students'LGBT activism. Implications for the relationship between intergroup contact, collective action, and social change are discussed.

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Intergroup Contact and Social Change

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Becker

Benz

et al. 2016

Pers Soc Psychol Bull

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“…Previous research has found that direct intergroup contact was associated with higher endorsement of a multiculturalist ideology through extending the individual's perspective about their own cultural norms (Çelebi et al, 2016;Gonz alez, Verkuyten, Weesie, & Poppe, 2008;Verkuyten, Thijs, & Bekhuis, 2010). Therefore, we expected imagined contact to function similarly and promote the level of support for multiculturalism.…”

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Imagined contact in high conflict settings: The role of ethnic group identification and the perspective of minority group members

Bağcı

Piyale

Ebcim

2017

J Applied Social Pyschol

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Recent contact literature has shown that imagining a positive intergroup encounter improves intergroup attitudes and behaviors, yet less is known about the effects of imagined contact in high conflict settings. We conducted three studies to understand the potential effects of imagined intergroup contact among ethnic Turks (majority status) and ethnic Kurds (minority status) in the Turkish-Kurdish interethnic conflict setting. Study 1 (N 5 47, Turkish) tested standard imagined contact effects (neutral vs. standard imagined contact condition) among majority Turks and showed that imagined contact was effective on outgroup attitudes, perceived threat, intergroup anxiety, and support for multiculturalism only among participants with higher ethnic identification.Study 2 (N 5 107, Turkish) examined how ethnic identification of the contact partner would influence the effectiveness of the standard imagined contact scenario (neutral vs. standard vs. ethnic identification condition) and demonstrated that imagined contact effects were more negative when the contact partner identified with his/her ethnic group during imagined contact. Study 3 (N 5 55, Kurdish) investigated imagined contact effects (neutral vs. standard imagined contact condition) among an ethnic minority group and showed that imagined contact did not improve minority group members' outgroup attitudes, but did decrease intergroup anxiety and perceived discrimination (marginally significantly) and increased perceived positive attitudes from the majority group. Practical implications of the use of imagined intergroup contact strategy in conflictridden settings were discussed.

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“…One study asked ethnic Dutch secondary school students about the frequency of interactions with ethnic outgroup students (having lunch together, cooperating in activities). Contact frequency was positively correlated with the proportion of outgroup students in the classroom (Verkuyten, Thijs, & Bekhuis, ), but the correlation was not very strong ( r = .40). This means that students might prefer and actually interact with ethnic in‐group peers despite the presence of outgroup peers.…”

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School ethnic diversity and students' interethnic relations

Thijs

Verkuyten

2013

Brit J of Edu Psychol

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School ethnic diversity is not enough to promote interethnic tolerance. It is important to examine diversity in relation to other aspects of the school environment that may influence how students respond to the ethnic diversity within school. Important factors to consider are the presence of multicultural education and inclusive school identities, student-teacher relationships, and peer norms and networks, but also the role of parents and of peer relations outside the school context.

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Intergroup Contact and Ingroup Reappraisal: Examining the Deprovincialization Thesis

Cited by 94 publications

References 44 publications

Intergroup Contact and Social Change

Intergroup Contact and Social Change

Imagined contact in high conflict settings: The role of ethnic group identification and the perspective of minority group members

School ethnic diversity and students' interethnic relations

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