Reducing prejudice

Question 1

Intergroup contact

Answer 1

The contact hypothesis of prejudice reduction purposes that the more prejudice within social groups they will hold towards each other

Question 2

Contact hypothesis

Answer 2

Takes time to produce beneficial results between group members and will not always be successful in reducing conflict.
Conditions must be met to achieve a reducing in prejudice.
including-
Shared goals, equal status, and mutual interdependence.

Question 3

super ordinate goals

Answer 3

Goals both groups want to achieve, but can only do that if both groups cooperate.
This would decrease intergroup conflict

Question 4

Mutual Interdependence

Answer 4

Groups depend on each other to meet their goals, i.e. they are co-dependent

Question 5

Equal status

Answer 5

Both groups must have equal status and power