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Direct linkDixon, John; Durrheim, Kevin; Tredoux, Colin – American Psychologist, 2005
The contact hypothesis proposes that interaction between members of different groups reduces intergroup prejudice if--and only if--certain optimal conditions are present. For over 50 years, research using this framework has explored the boundary conditions for ideal contact and has guided interventions to promote desegregation. Although supporting…
Descriptors: Hypothesis Testing, Social Bias, Intergroup Relations, Intervention
