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Echoing the call to move “beyond prejudice” in search of intergroup equality

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 November 2012

Stephen C. Wright  and
Lisa M. Bitacola
Stephen C. Wright
Affiliation:
Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC V5A1S6, Canada. scwright@sfu.cahttp://www.sfu.ca/psyc/faculty/wrights/lbitacol@sfu.ca
Lisa M. Bitacola
Affiliation:
Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC V5A1S6, Canada. scwright@sfu.cahttp://www.sfu.ca/psyc/faculty/wrights/lbitacol@sfu.ca
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Abstract

We also critique the myopic focus on prejudice reduction, but we do not support the call for a reconceptualization of prejudice. Redefining key psychological constructs is unproductive. Also, we point to interpersonal dynamics in cross-group interaction as a key mechanism in the prejudice reduction/collective action paradox and point to solutions involving intrapersonal/interpersonal processes, as well as broader structural intergroup relations.

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Open Peer Commentary
Information
Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 35 , Issue 6 , December 2012 , pp. 450 - 451
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2012 

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