The role of empathy in intergroup relations

被引：69
作者：
Vanman, Eric J. [1 ]
机构：
[1] Univ Queensland, Brisbane, Qld 4072, Australia
来源：
CURRENT OPINION IN PSYCHOLOGY | 2016年 / 11卷
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D O I：
10.1016/j.copsyc.2016.06.007
中图分类号：
B84 [心理学];
学科分类号：
04 ; 0402 ;
摘要：
Intergroup empathy - feeling empathy for a person or persons on the basis of group memberships - has been, until lately, relatively neglected by researchers and its mechanisms are poorly understood. What is well established is that people typically display a group bias, such that they more readily have empathy for the pain and suffering of ingroup members than they do for outgroup members. I review current research that attempts to answer four main questions about intergroup empathy: (a) what is the role of empathy in prejudice and prejudice reduction? (b) What are the causes and consequences of counter-empathy? (c) How do mimicry and the mirror neuron system play a role? (d) How does the brain produce intergroup empathy? This review draws mainly from studies in social psychology, developmental psychology, and social neuroscience, reflecting a variety of behavioral and neuroscience measures to examine the interplay between prejudice, empathy, counter-empathy, and mimicry, as well as the brain regions that underlie these processes.
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