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A large-scale test of the link between intergroup contact and support for social change

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  • Tabea Hässler

    (University of Zurich)

  • Johannes Ullrich

    (University of Zurich)

  • Michelle Bernardino

    (Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile)

  • Nurit Shnabel

    (Tel Aviv University)

  • Colette Van Laar

    (University of Leuven)

  • Daniel Valdenegro

    (University of Leeds)

  • Simone Sebben

    (University of Zurich)

  • Linda R. Tropp

    (University of Massachusetts Amherst)

  • Emilio Paolo Visintin

    (University of Ferrara
    University of Lausanne)

  • Roberto González

    (Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile)

  • Ruth K. Ditlmann

    (WZB Berlin Social Science Center)

  • Dominic Abrams

    (University of Kent)

  • Hema Preya Selvanathan

    (University of Massachusetts Amherst
    The University of Queensland)

  • Marija Branković

    (Singidunum University)

  • Stephen Wright

    (Simon Fraser University)

  • Jorina Zimmermann

    (University College London)

  • Michael Pasek

    (The New School for Social Research
    ARTIS International)

  • Anna Lisa Aydin

    (Goethe University)

  • Iris Žeželj

    (University of Belgrade)

  • Adrienne Pereira

    (University of Ferrara)

  • Nóra Anna Lantos

    (ELTE Eötvös Loránd University)

  • Mario Sainz

    (University of Granada
    University of Monterrey)

  • Andreas Glenz

    (University of Zurich)

  • Hana Oberpfalzerová

    (Charles University)

  • Michal Bilewicz

    (University of Warsaw)

  • Anna Kende

    (ELTE Eötvös Loránd University)

  • Olga Kuzawinska

    (University of Warsaw)

  • Sabine Otten

    (University of Groningen)

  • Edona Maloku

    (Social Sciences Unit, Rochester Institute of Technology in Kosovo)

  • Masi Noor

    (Keele University)

  • Pelin Gul

    (Iowa State University)

  • Jessica Pistella

    (Sapienza University of Rome)

  • Roberto Baiocco

    (Sapienza University of Rome)

  • Margareta Jelic

    (University of Zagreb)

  • Evgeny Osin

    (National Research University Higher School of Economics)

  • Orly Bareket

    (Tel Aviv University)

  • Dinka Corkalo Biruski

    (University of Zagreb)

  • Jonathan E. Cook

    (The Pennsylvania State University)

  • Maneeza Dawood

    (Columbia University in the City of New York)

  • Lisa Droogendyk

    (Sheridan College)

  • Angélica Herrera Loyo

    (ETH Zurich)

  • Kaltrina Kelmendi

    (University of Pristina)

  • Luiza Mugnol Ugarte

    (D’OR Institute for Research and Education)

Abstract

Guided by the early findings of social scientists, practitioners have long advocated for greater contact between groups to reduce prejudice and increase social cohesion. Recent work, however, suggests that intergroup contact can undermine support for social change towards greater equality, especially among disadvantaged group members. Using a large and heterogeneous dataset (12,997 individuals from 69 countries), we demonstrate that intergroup contact and support for social change towards greater equality are positively associated among members of advantaged groups (ethnic majorities and cis-heterosexuals) but negatively associated among disadvantaged groups (ethnic minorities and sexual and gender minorities). Specification-curve analysis revealed important variation in the size—and at times, direction—of correlations, depending on how contact and support for social change were measured. This allowed us to identify one type of support for change—willingness to work in solidarity— that is positively associated with intergroup contact among both advantaged and disadvantaged group members.

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  • Tabea Hässler & Johannes Ullrich & Michelle Bernardino & Nurit Shnabel & Colette Van Laar & Daniel Valdenegro & Simone Sebben & Linda R. Tropp & Emilio Paolo Visintin & Roberto González & Ruth K. Ditl, 2020. "A large-scale test of the link between intergroup contact and support for social change," Nature Human Behaviour, Nature, vol. 4(4), pages 380-386, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nathum:v:4:y:2020:i:4:d:10.1038_s41562-019-0815-z
    DOI: 10.1038/s41562-019-0815-z
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    1. Dr. Orhan Kaya, 2024. "Collective Action as a Precursor to Social Change: Causes, Risks, and Consequences," International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science, International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS), vol. 8(8), pages 1314-1322, August.

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