Interaction between groups (such as through increased contact) helps to improve relationships between groups and lead to reduced prejudice and conflict. (Well that's the idea!)
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Created by Linda Trickett
about 8 years ago
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Created by Linda Trickett
about 8 years ago
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Prejudice, Conflict and Conflict Reduction
Contact hypothesis - the dominant approach to conflict reduction.
3 Models of Contact Theory
Decategorisation Model of Contact
Brewer & Miller (1984)
Pluralist Model of Contact
Hewstone & Brown (1986)
Recategorisation Model of Contact
Gaertneer & Davidio (2000)
STRENGTHS OF CONTACT THEORY
Contact theory & Social change
Cantle Report: Summer of Violence 2001 - Bradford UK
Report on the need for greater contact and 'community cohesion'
Cantle Report: Recommendations
Is the contact hypothesis idealistic?
Can interpersonal contact change intergroup relations and perceptions?
