Contact with a multicultural past a prejudice-reducing intervention

Anna Stefaniak; Michał Bilewicz

doi:10.1016/j.ijintrel.2015.11.004

Contact with a multicultural past a prejudice-reducing intervention

Anna Stefaniak^*, Michał Bilewicz

^*Corresponding author for this work

School of Psychology and Neuroscience

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Abstract

This paper introduces the notion of contact with a multicultural past as a new type of vicarious intergroup contact. It presents results of a study which evaluated the effects of an educational program utilizing the proposed framework. The program aimed to facilitate the engagement of Polish students (N = 427) with historical Jewish heritage in their places of residence. The intervention proved highly successful at increasing students’ interest in local history which led to an increased inclusion of the outgroup (Jews) in the self and to more positive attitudes towards them. The implications of using contact with a multicultural past in societies with low levels of direct intergroup contact are discussed.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	60-65
Number of pages	6
Journal	International Journal of Intercultural Relations
Volume	50
Early online date	11 Dec 2015
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijintrel.2015.11.004
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 2016

Keywords

Intergroup contact
Indirect contact
Antisemitism
Interest in history
Prejudice reduction

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Corrigendum to "Contact with a mulicultural past: a prejudice-reducing intervention": [International Journal of Intercultural Relations, Volume 50 (2016), 60-65]
Stefaniak, A. & Bilewicz, M., 9 May 2016, In: International Journal of Intercultural Relations. 52, p. 74 1 p.
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Corrigendum to "Contact with a mulicultural past: a prejudice-reducing intervention": [International Journal of Intercultural Relations, Volume 50 (2016), 60-65]

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