Prejudice Reduction, Approaches to

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Abstract

The body of research on prejudice is one of the largest in psychology. Research on prejudice has flourished from the very start of the discipline, which has resulted in a wide range of theories, measurement tools, and approaches to the reduction of prejudice. Across these many different studies, prejudice is commonly understood to mean a negative bias toward a social category of people, with cognitive, affective, motivational, and behavioral components.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationThe Encyclopedia of Peace Psychology
Publisherwiley
Pages1-4
Number of pages4
ISBN (Electronic)9780470672532
ISBN (Print)9781405196444
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 1 2012

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • General Psychology

Keywords

  • anti-bias education
  • automatic prejudice
  • contact hypothesis
  • cooperative learning
  • cultural competence
  • diversity training
  • media and reading interventions
  • social identity and categorization theory
  • unconscious bias

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