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Bridging Intergroup Difference in a Community Youth Program
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Watkins, Natasha D. Larson, Reed W. Sullivan, Patrick J. O' |
| Copyright Year | 2007 |
| Abstract | This article provides an intensive case study of a change process in which members of a youth program developed relationships with and altered attitudes and behavior toward diverse groups, including those defined by ethnicity, social class, religion, and sexual orientation. Latino and African American members of a community youth activism program were interviewed over a 4-month period, and supplementary data were obtained from participant observations and from interviews with the lead organizer. Qualitative analyses revealed a process in which youth were active agents of self-change. Their reports suggest three stages of change: developing relationships across groups, learning and discovery, and coming to act with awareness in relation to difference. The program facilitated this change not only by providing Allport's contact conditions and affording youth personalized experiences but also by providing them with critical understanding of the interpersonal and systemic processes that create marginalization ... |
| Starting Page | 380 |
| Ending Page | 402 |
| Page Count | 23 |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| DOI | 10.1177/0002764207306066 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://youthdev.illinois.edu/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Watkins-Larson-Sullivan-2007-Bridging-Intergroup-Difference-in-a-Community-Youth-Program.pdf |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://doi.org/10.1177/0002764207306066 |
| Volume Number | 51 |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
