Can Social Contact Reduce Prejudice and Discrimination? Evidence from a Field Experiment in Nigeria

• Published in: The American political science review Vol. 112; no. 3; pp. 654 - 677
• Main Authors: SCACCO, ALEXANDRA, WARREN, SHANA S.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York, USA Cambridge University Press 01.08.2018
• Subjects: Attitudes; Behavior; Behavior Change; Behavioral Science Research; Behavioral Sciences; Bias; Christian Islamic relations; Christianity; Classism; Classrooms; Community Action; Computers; Discrimination; Education; Evidence; Experimental methods; Ghettos; Group dynamics; Group identity; Heterogeneity; Heterogeneous Grouping; Homogeneity; Hypotheses; Intergroup Relations; Intervention; Job training; Men; Minority & ethnic violence; Muslims; Observational studies; Peace; Political science; Politics; Prejudice; Prone; Racial Integration; Religion; Research Design; Research methodology; Residential Patterns; Resistance (Psychology); Riots; School Desegregation; Social contact; Social groups; Social Psychology; Social Sciences; University students; Urban schools; Vocational Education; Young men; Youth; Nigeria; Bosnia-Hercegovina

Can positive social contact between members of antagonistic groups reduce prejudice and discrimination? Despite extensive research on social contact, observational studies are difficult to interpret because prejudiced people may select out of contact with out-group members. We overcome this problem...