The Contact Hypothesis by Irene Torres-Arends https://padlet.com/irenetorresarends/tq1f8sasxmngzjeg en-us 2020-06-20 16:55:32 UTC 2026-01-27 18:51:52 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-uploads.storage.googleapis.com/497726655/342d827fe488f5b80b2ab5301b7f294a/recovery_and_the_lgbtq_community.jpg 1.- THE CONTACT HYPOTHESIS irenetorresarends https://padlet.com/irenetorresarends/tq1f8sasxmngzjeg/wish/634493960 Many prejudice-reduction interventions are based on the idea that if people from different groups are brought together they will learn about each other, come to see their commo na li ties , and prejudice will diminish. Unfortunately, studies indicate that con­ tact does not always result in decreased prejudice and under some conditions may actually worsen intergroup relations. Gordon Allport' s (1954) contact hypothesis outlined the specific conditions required for prejudice reduction through intergroup contact. This activity will familiarize you with the contact conditions associated with an increase and decrease in prejudice (e.g., Pettigrew & Tropp, 2006).

© Copyright material from Susan B. Goldstein (2019), Cross-Cultural Explorations, Routledge. The material was modified by Irene Torres-Arends for academic purposes.

]]> 2020-06-20 17:02:02 UTC https://padlet.com/irenetorresarends/tq1f8sasxmngzjeg/wish/634493960 3.- Contact tends to REDUCE prejudice when: irenetorresarends https://padlet.com/irenetorresarends/tq1f8sasxmngzjeg/wish/634494775 •   The contact is between groups that are roughly equal in social, economic, or task-related status.
•     People in authority and/or the general social climate are in favor of and promote the contact.
•     The contact is intimate and informal enough to allow participants to get to know each other as individuals.
•     The contact is pleasant or rewarding.
•     The contact involves cooperation and interdependence.
•     Superordinate goals are more important than individual goals. 

© Copyright material from Susan B. Goldstein (2019), Cross-Cultural Explorations, Routledge. The material was modified by Irene Torres-Arends for academic purposes.
]]> 2020-06-20 17:03:49 UTC https://padlet.com/irenetorresarends/tq1f8sasxmngzjeg/wish/634494775 2.- Contact tends to INCREASE prejudice when: irenetorresarends https://padlet.com/irenetorresarends/tq1f8sasxmngzjeg/wish/634496678 •     Contact reinforces stereotypes.
•     Contact produces competition between groups.
•     Contact emphasizes boundaries between groups.
•     Contact is unpleasant, involuntary, frustrating or tense.
•     Contact is between people of unequal status.

© Copyright material from Susan B. Goldstein (2019), Cross-Cultural Explorations, Routledge. The material was modified by Irene Torres-Arends for academic purposes.
]]> 2020-06-20 17:08:12 UTC https://padlet.com/irenetorresarends/tq1f8sasxmngzjeg/wish/634496678 4.- Directions: irenetorresarends https://padlet.com/irenetorresarends/tq1f8sasxmngzjeg/wish/634497890 Read the following scenario and answer the questions below based on the information provided about the contact hypothesis. This scenario illustrates the research finding that in everyday settings, there is often little intergroup contact within diverse populations (McKeown & Dixon, 2017).]]> 2020-06-20 17:10:53 UTC https://padlet.com/irenetorresarends/tq1f8sasxmngzjeg/wish/634497890 5.- Scenario irenetorresarends https://padlet.com/irenetorresarends/tq1f8sasxmngzjeg/wish/634498710 Although Central High School has an ethnically and economically diverse student population, there is very little interaction between groups. At lunch time, for example, Asian Black, Latino/a, and White students that self-identified as members of the LGTBQ community self-segregate into separate areas of the campus. When the principal has tried to encourage greater intergroup contact, these efforts have been met with resistance and, at times, outright hostility.
 
Based on the “Contact Hypothesis” theory:
1.    Discuss possible reasons for the intergroup hostility characterizing this highschool setting.
2.    Describe the steps you would take to reduce prejudice in the situation described. 
 
© Copyright material from Susan B. Goldstein (2019), Cross-Cultural Explorations, Routledge. The material was modified by Irene Torres-Arends for academic purposes.
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