The Fragility of Intergroup Relations
Pearson A, West T, Dovidio J, Powers S, Buck R, Henning R. The Fragility of Intergroup Relations. Psychological Science 2008, 19: 1272-1279. PMID: 19121137, DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9280.2008.02236.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntergroup contactIntergroup interactionsPositive intergroup contactIntergroup relationsIntergroup communicationGreater anxietyDyadic conversationsLess anxietyDelay conditionsTemporal disruptionReal-time conversationsAnxietyPractical implicationsEthnic majorityAudiovisual feedbackLatino participantsDyadsSocial dynamicsConversationMinority groupsLess interestDisengagementIntergroupParticipantsDynamic process