Effects of contact between minority and majority groups more complex than once believed

(University of Massachusetts Amherst) For more than 50 years, social scientists and practitioners have suggested that having members of different groups interact with each other can be an effective tool for reducing prejudice. But emerging research points to a more complex and nuanced understanding of the effects of contact between groups, say Linda Tropp at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and Tabea H ä ssler, leader of a multi-national research team based at the University of Zurich, Switzerland.

Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - January 27, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news