The Role of Contact and Information in Racial Attitude Change among White College Students*
McClelland K, Linnander E. The Role of Contact and Information in Racial Attitude Change among White College Students*. Sociological Inquiry 2005, 76: 81-115. DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-682x.2006.00145.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchContemporary racial attitudesRacial attitudesWhite college studentsPettigrew's modelCollege studentsRacial attitude changeIntergroup contactFriendship potentialAttitude changeSymbolic racismProcess of changeRole of contactRacial informationCross-sectional modelAttitudesImportant predictorFeelingsRacial issuesRacismStudentsColor-blind racismMotivationPrejudiceDeterminants of changeInformation