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Are attitudes the problem, and do psychologists have the answer? Relational cognition underlies intergroup relations

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 November 2012

Sven Waldzus ,
Thomas W. Schubert  and
Maria-Paola Paladino
Sven Waldzus
Affiliation:
Instituto Universitário de Lisboa (ISCTE-IUL), Lisboa, Portugal, Av. Forças Armadas, Ed. ISCTE-IUL, 1649-026 Lisboa, Portugal. [email protected]://www.cis.com.pt/[email protected]://www.igroup.org/schubert/
Thomas W. Schubert
Affiliation:
Instituto Universitário de Lisboa (ISCTE-IUL), Lisboa, Portugal, Av. Forças Armadas, Ed. ISCTE-IUL, 1649-026 Lisboa, Portugal. [email protected]://www.cis.com.pt/[email protected]://www.igroup.org/schubert/
Maria-Paola Paladino
Affiliation:
Department of Cognitive Sciences and Education, University of Trento, University of Trento, Corso Bettini 31, 38068 Rovereto (TN), Italy. [email protected]://www5.unitn.it/People/it/Web/Persona/PER0000767
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Abstract

The focus on negative attitudes toward other groups has led to a dichotomy between the prejudice reduction and the collective action approach. To solve the resulting problems identified by Dixon et al., we suggest analyzing the psychological processes underlying the construction of relationships (and their alternatives) between own and other groups.

Type
Open Peer Commentary
Information
Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 35 , Issue 6 , December 2012 , pp. 449 - 450
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2012 

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