Intergroup misunderstandings : impact of divergent social realities / edited by Stéphanie Demoulin, Jacques-Philippe Leyens, John F. Dovidio.

Other author Demoulin, Stéphanie.
Other author Leyens, Jacques-Philippe.
Other author Dovidio, John F.
Format Book
Publication InfoNew York : Psychology Press, ©2009.
Descriptionxvii, 347 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Subjects
Social interaction.
Social groups.
Prejudices.

Contents Intergroup misunderstandings : interactions and divergences in realities, goals, and strategies -- Prejudice and intergroup interaction -- Acculturation and immigrant-host community relations in multicultural settings -- How do they see us? The vicissitudes of metaperception in intergroup relations -- Intergroup misunderstandings in emotion communication -- Interpretation of interaction : responsiveness to verbal and nonverbal cues -- Worlds apart : the universality of racism leads to divergent social realities -- Why do they not perceive us as we are? Ingroup projection as a source of intergroup misunderstanding -- Infrahumanization : the differential interpretation of primary and secondary emotions -- Divergent social realties, depending on where you sit : perspectives from the stereotype content model -- Maintaining the illusion of meritocracy : how men and women interactively sustain gender inequality at work -- Talking about power : group power and the desired content of intergroup interactions -- Majority and minority perspectives on justice and trust : is there a consensus on goals? -- Strategies for prejudice reduction : the norms of nondiscrimination -- Reducing prejudice : common ingroup and dual identity in unequal status intergroup encounters -- The struggle for social equality : collective action versus prejudice reduction -- Intergroup helping as status-organizing processes : implications for intergroup misunderstandings -- Emotional misunderstandings in intergroup negotiations.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2008044829
ISBN1848728034
ISBN9781848728035

Availability

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Joyner General Stacks HM 1111 .I57 2009 ✔ Available Place Hold