TOPIC 4: REDUCING INTERGROUP CONFLICT

3 approaches to reducing conflict

cognitive (perception of other group)

affective (feelings towards out-group)

normative (behaviors)

when does cooperation reduce conflict

when it highlights similarities and rehumanizes the outgroup

explain what is meant by: Different but equal

conflict reduction works best when both groups’ identities remaind unchanged

what did allport argue about the contact hypothesis

that is can be used to reduce conflict UNDER 4 CERTAIN CONDITIONS

what are the conditions for the contact hypothesis

1. Common goals

2. Successful cooperation

3. Equal status

4. Support by social norms and authorities

how did pettigrew and tropp support the contact hypothesis

a meta analysis found that intergroup conflict was reliably reducing prejudice, as mediated by two factors:

• reduced anxiety

• increased empathy

subtyping

the cognitive process of creating a narrower mental category (a subtype) for individuals who don't fit a general stereotype, allowing the original, broader stereotype to remain unchanged

what is the issue with subtyping

it prevents prejudice reduction

what is Pettigrew’s three-stage model a method for

a method used to prevent subtyping

what are the components (3) of Pettigrew’s three-stage model (defintions on word doc)

1. decategorization

2. recategorization

3. superordinate categorization

What is colorblind ideology

the belief that color and race should not be taken into consideration, and that talking about them is what causes division.

why is colorblind ideology unfavorable

it undermines social progression and change

how does empathy reduce conflict

it rehumanizes the out-group

what is a meta-stereotype

what people in an in-group believe people in the out-group think about them

ex: i think friendgroup A thinks we’re so funny

3 types of solutions

Imposed solutions: win-lose

Distributive solutions: compromise

Integrative solutions: win–win