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Overview
Finding ways to reduce prejudice and discrimination is the central issue in attacking racism in our society. Yet this book is almost unique among scientific volumes in its focus on that goal. This important book combines critical analysis of theories about how to reduce prejudice and discrimination with cutting-edge empirical research conducted in real-world settings, as well as in controlled laboratory situations.This book's outstanding contributors focus on a common set of questions about ways to reduce intergroup conflict, prejudice, and stereotyping. They summarize their own research, as well as others, interpret the conclusions, and suggest implications concerning the practical methods that have been, or could be, used in programs aimed at reducing intergroup conflict. The chapters present solidly based critical analyses and research findings in clear, reader-friendly prose.
This book evolved from the Sixteenth Annual Claremont Symposium on Applied Social Psychology. Each Symposium in the series concentrates on a single area in which social psychological knowledge is being applied to the resolution of a current social problem.
Ideal for teachers, social workers, administrators, managers, and other social practitioners who are concerned about prejudice and discrimination, this book will also serve as a valuable foundation of knowledge in courses that examine this topic.
Synopsis
Psychologists evaluate theories of how to reduce prejudice and discrimination by subjecting them to empirical research conducted both in controlled laboratory situations and in real-world social settings. They consider such aspects as an integrated threat theory, social contextual strategies, interdependence, cross-categorization, interventions with children and adolescents, and multicultural education. The 14 studies are from the 16th Claremont Symposium on Applied Social Psychology, for which no date or location is given. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR