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Meta-Analytic Evaluations of Interventions to Improve Ethnic Attitudes
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Lemmer, Gunnar |
| Copyright Year | 2011 |
| Abstract | The present meta-analysis tests the effectiveness of interventions that are based on the intergroup contact theory and implemented to improve interethnic relations. Evaluations of direct (i.e., face-to-face) as well as indirect contact programs were included. The metaanalyzed contact-control comparisons model the effect of contact shortly after the interventions (k = 115, N = 10,591) or with a delay of at least one month (k = 23, N = 1,449). As hypothesized, the results indicate that theory-driven contact interventions improve ethnic attitudes. Also as predicted, the effect is larger for ethnic majorities, contact programs, however, have a positive impact on ethnic minorities as well. We demonstrate that contact interventions are also effective in the context of an intractable conflict. In addition, both direct and indirect contact programs have a positive outcome. Furthermore, not only attitudes toward individuals involved in the contact situation are improved but also toward the entire outgroup. |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archiv.ub.uni-marburg.de/diss/z2012/0044/pdf/dgl.pdf |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
