Citation

Macinnis C, Hodson G. Br. J. Soc. Psychol. 2012; 51(2): 363-373.

Affiliation

Brock University, Ontario, Canada.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2012, Wiley Blackwell)

DOI

10.1111/j.2044-8309.2010.02014.x

PMID

22687174

Abstract

Although inter-group contact reduces prejudice, intra-group contact is most typically preferred. Understanding factors contributing to out-group avoidance, therefore, is imperative. Unlike previous correlational studies, other-stereotype (out-group is biased) and meta-stereotype (out-group sees one's in-group as biased) information was manipulated in an inter-group contact setting, at the personal (you/partner) or group (in-group/out-group) level. Whites under threat generally indicated positive expectations and intentions to approach Black interaction partners. However, at the behavioural level, personal meta-stereotype manipulations (your partner thinks you are biased) generated out-group avoidance several times stronger than in the other threat conditions. Implications for the development of prejudice interventions are discussed within an aversive racism framework.

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