Should You Stay Away from Strangers?: Experiments on the Political Consequences of Intergroup Contact

by Ethan Busby

Harmonious relationships between groups are critical for democracy, and intergroup contact presents an appealing way to encourage this harmony. However, what kinds of contact work best? Ethan Busby reviews existing studies of contact, propose a framework for studying the political consequences of contact, and discusses four experiments following these recommendations. These studies focus on equal status contact and rely on different samples and contexts...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1108958443
• ISBN13: 9781108958448
• Release Date: April 2021
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 75 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 6.0" x 9.0"