A Paradox of Integration? Interracial Contact, Prejudice Reduction, and Perceptions of Racial Discrimination

被引:138
作者
Dixon, John [1 ]
Durrheim, Kevin [2 ]
Tredoux, Colin [3 ]
Tropp, Linda [4 ]
Clack, Beverley
Eaton, Liberty [3 ]
机构
[1] Univ Lancaster, Dept Psychol, Lancaster LA1 4YF, England
[2] Univ KwaZulu Natal, Durban, South Africa
[3] Univ Cape Town, ZA-7700 Rondebosch, South Africa
[4] Univ Massachusetts, Psychol Peace & Violence Program, Amherst, MA 01003 USA
关键词
INTERGROUP CONTACT; SOUTH-AFRICA; MEDIATORS;
D O I
10.1111/j.1540-4560.2010.01652.x
中图分类号
D58 [社会生活与社会问题]; C913 [社会生活与社会问题];
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摘要
A random digit dialing survey (N = 596) investigated the relationship between quantity and quality of interracial contact and Black South Africans' perceptions of racial discrimination in postapartheid society. Results showed that harmonious contact was associated with lower levels of perceived collective discrimination, an effect that was mediated by racial attitudes and personal experiences of racial discrimination. The implications of the survey's findings are discussed in relation to two models of social change in social psychology (cf. Wright & Lubensky, 2008): a model of change grounded in the rehabilitation of the prejudiced individual and a model of social change grounded in collective awareness of, and resistance to, systemic inequality.
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