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Intergroup Contact Theory: Past, Present, and Future

... implicit associations between the participant’s own in-group and the concept ‘good’, and between an outgroup (a group ... , changing behavior, generating affective ties, and in-group reappraisal (Pettigrew, 1998). Contact can, and does, work through ... / more

Justice seems not to be for all: Exploring the scope of justice

The idea that “justice is for everyone” seems to be over. A justice ... / more

The victim wars: How competitive victimhood stymies reconciliation between conflicting groups

... blur the lines between the conflicting groups. The Common In-group Identity Model (CIIM; Dovidio, Gaertner, & Saguy, 2009) suggests ... in press) provided more direct evidence of common in-group identity effects on competitive victimhood. We reported that an ... / more

The dish on gossip: Its origins, functions, and bad reputation

... mechanisms we evolved to allow us to keep track of our in-group members are incapable of distinguishing between our real in-group members (e.g., friends and family) and other individuals that we see ... / more

The Role of Honor and Culture in Group-Based Humiliation, Anger and Shame

... self-esteem , but also because of the implications for in-group relationships. Feelings of humiliation may also influence the ... with group-based honor. Is humiliation caused by in-group derogation, a threat that leads to intergroup conflict ? The ... / more

Family Honour and the Purity of the Family’s Essence: A Relational Models Approach

... the social cohesion and the identification with the in-group (Fiske, 1992; Fiske, 2004; Fiske & Fiske, 2007). When people perceive that everyone in the in-group shares essential substances (i.e., blood, food, or drinks), they ... / more

Culture and Health Psychology: Insights from a Socio-Cultural Perspective

... by social, mutual obligations and the fulfilment of in-group expectations (e.g.,  Hofstede , 1980;  Oyserman et al. , ... / more

Human, or Less than Human?

... humans from robots and inanimate entities. Humanness in Group Perception The relevance of this simple model to social ... / more

Reconsidering Race in the Genetic Era

... as prejudice , stereotypes , discrimination , in-group bias, stereotype threat , self-fulfilling prophecies, and a ... / more

Penetrating the Circle of Death: Why People are Dying (and Killing) Not to Die

... terror management: Effects of mortality salience on in-group bias, out-group aggression, and politics To understand the ... / more