This edited volume captures an exciting new trend in research on
intergroup attitudes and relations, which concerns how individuals
make judgments, and interact with individuals from different group
categories, broadly defined in terms of gender, race, age, culture,
religion, sexual orientation, and body type. This new approach is
an integrative perspective, one which draws on theory and research
in the areas of developmental and social psychology.
Throughout human history, intergroup conflict has often served as
the basis for societal conflict, strife, and tension. Over the past
several decades, individual and group mobility has enabled
individuals to interact with a wider range of people from different
backgrounds than ever before. On the one hand, this level of
societal heterogeneity contributes to intergroup conflict. On the
other hand, the experience of such heterogeneity has also reduced
stereotypes, and increased an understanding of others' perspectives
and experiences. Where does it begin? When do children acquire
stereotypes about the other? What are the sources of influence, and
how does change come about?
To provide a deeper understanding of the origins, stability, and
reduction of intergroup conflict, scholars in this volume report on
current, cutting edge theory and new research findings. Progress in
the area of intergroup attitudes relies on continued advances in
both the understanding of the origins and the trajectory of
intergroup conflict and harmony (as historically studied by
developmental psychologists) and the understanding of contexts and
conditions that contribute to positive and negative intergroup
attitudes and relations (as historically studied by social
psychologists). Recent social and developmental psychology research
clarifies the multifaceted nature of prejudice and the need for an
interdisciplinary approach to addressing prejudice. The recent
blossoming of research on the integration of developmental and
social psychology represented in this volume will appeal to
scholars and students in the areas of developmental psychology,
social psychology, cognitive psychology, education, social
neuroscience, law, business, and political science.
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