Improving Intergroup Relations: Building on the Legacy of Thomas F. Pettigrew

Copyright © 2008 Blackwell Publishing Ltd

Improving Intergroup Relations: Building on the Legacy of Thomas F. Pettigrew

Editor(s): Ulrich Wagner, Linda R. Tropp, Gillian Finchilescu, Colin Tredoux

Published Online: 23 FEB 2009

Print ISBN: 9781405169721

Online ISBN: 9781444303117

DOI: 10.1002/9781444303117

Series Editor(s): Marilynn Brewer

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Improving Intergroup Relations focuses on emerging research directions for improving intergroup relations, a field which has been largely influenced and inspired by the life contributions of Thomas F. Pettigrew. The book

  • Contains 18 original articles written in an accessible style by experts in psychology and related disciplines
  • Suggests practical strategies for improving intergroup relations
  • Looks at intergroup relations from the early influence of Dr. Pettigrew and how his seminal work has fostered many new developments in the field
  • Explores the implications of intergroup research for the promotion of social change

Table of contents

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      Front Matter (pages i–xxi)

    1. Chapter 1

      Editors' Introduction (pages 1–10)

      Ulrich Wagner, Linda R. Tropp, Gillian Finchilescu and Colin Tredoux

    1. Chapter 2

      Thomas F. Pettigrew: Building on the Scholar-Activist Tradition in Social Psychology (pages 11–23)

      Frances Cherry

  4. Part I: Exploring the Causes of Prejudice and Discrimination

    1. Chapter 3

      From Lewin and Allport to Pettigrew: Modern Practical Theories (pages 25–41)

      Dr. Susan T. Fiske

    2. Chapter 4

      Rediscovering the Emotional Aspect of Prejudice and Intergroup Behavior (pages 42–54)

      Dr. Eliot R. Smith

    3. Chapter 5

      The Role of Threat in Intergroup Relations (pages 55–72)

      Walter G. Stephan, C. Lausanne Renfro and Mark D. Davis

  5. Part II: Functions of Intergroup Contact in Improving Intergroup Relations

    1. Chapter 6

      From When to Why: Understanding How Contact Reduces Bias (pages 73–90)

      John F. Dovidio, Samuel L. Gaertner, Tamar Saguy and Samer Halabi

    2. Chapter 7

      The Role of Trust in Intergroup Contact: Its Significance and Implications for Improving Relations between Groups (pages 91–106)

      Linda R. Tropp

    3. Chapter 8

      The Impact of Direct and Extended Cross-Group Friendships on Improving Intergroup Relations (pages 107–123)

      Christiana Vonofakou, Miles Hewstone, Alberto Voci, Stefania Paolini, Rhiannon N. Turner, Nicole T. Tausch, Tania Tam, Jake Harwood and Ed Cairns

  6. Part III: Intergroup Relations and Reflections on One's Own Group Membership

    1. Chapter 9

      Ingroup and Outgroup Contact: A Longitudinal Study of the Effects of Cross-Ethnic Friendships, Dates, Roommate Relationships and Participation in Segregated Organizations (pages 125–142)

      Colette van Laar, Shana Levin and Jim Sidanius

    2. Chapter 10

      Extended Contact and Including Others in the Self: Building on the Allport/Pettigrew Legacy (pages 143–159)

      Stephen C. Wright, Arthur Aron and Salena M. Brody

    3. Chapter 11

      Deprovincialization: Social Identity Complexity and Outgroup Acceptance (pages 160–176)

      Dr. Marilynn B. Brewer

  7. Part IV: Focusing on Social Context in Improving Intergroup Relations

    1. Chapter 12

      Intergroup Contact, Social Context and Racial Ecology in South Africa (pages 177–194)

      Gillian Finchilescu and Colin Tredoux

    2. Chapter 13

      Social and Political Context Effects on Intergroup Contact and Intergroup Attitudes (pages 195–209)

      Ulrich Wagner, Oliver Christ, Hinna Wolf, Rolf van Dick, Jost Stellmacher, Elmar Schlüter and Andreas Zick

    3. Chapter 14

      Positive Intergroup Relations: From Reduced Outgroup Rejection to Outgroup Support (pages 210–224)

      Kai J. Jonas and Amélie Mummendey

  8. Part V: Intergroup Relations as a Commitment to Social Change

    1. Chapter 15

      Feeling Relative Deprivation: The Rocky Road from Comparisons to Actions (pages 225–243)

      Heather Smith and Iain Walker

    2. Chapter 16

      Bridging Individual and Social Change in International Conflict: Contextual Social Psychology in Action (pages 244–261)

      Herbert C. Kelman

    3. Chapter 17

      School Desegregation Research: Outcomes, Historical Trends, and Issues Affecting its Usefulness in Policy and Practice (pages 262–279)

      Janet Ward Schofield

  9. Part VI: Final Reflections

    1. Chapter 18

      Reflections on Core Themes in Intergroup Research (pages 281–303)

      Thomas F. Pettigrew

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      Author Index (pages 304–311)

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      Subject Index (pages 312–315)

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