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| Posted by: | Anja Eller |
| Title/Position: | Lecturer in Psychology |
| School/Organization: | University of St. Andrews |
| Sent to listserv of: | SPSP, SESP, SPSSI |
| Date posted: | November 11th, 2009 |
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Group Processes and Intergroup Relations
Special Issue: Extended Intergroup Contact and the Reduction of Bias (second call)
Guest Editors:
Anja Eller (University of St Andrews, UK), Miles Hewstone (University of Oxford, UK) & Jack Dovidio (Yale University, USA)
Group Processes and Intergroup Relations seeks submissions for a special issue on Extended Contact and the Reduction of Bias. Extended contact includes various forms of indirect (vicarious) contact, for example, contact by virtue of an ingroup member, a close friend, or a family member who has an outgroup friend, vicarious contact via different forms of media, and imagined intergroup contact. Within the area of intergroup contact, there is a burgeoning literature indicating that extended contact can reduce prejudice and ameliorate intergroup relations among racial, ethnic, religious, national, and professional (police) groups. Moreover, because extended contact does not require each individual to personally experience contact, practically and theoretically, it can have significant cascading effects for improving intergroup relations. Research has also established that the relationship between extended contact and reduced intergroup bias is mediated by interpersonal closeness / Inclusion of Other in Self, intergroup anxiety, self-disclosure, and norms. There is also some initial evidence that group typicality of contact participants can moderate the effect of contact on outcomes such as attitudes, trust, and perceptions of the outgroup.
These accomplishments notwithstanding, the literature could benefit from further research in several areas. For example, there is a notable lack of longitudinal studies, which can illuminate causal processes in field settings and change in variables and relationships over time. Likewise, the links and interactions between direct and extended intergroup contact and between different forms of extended contact should be examined; and research into limitations and potential pitfalls of extended contact should be furthered.
In this sense, interesting starting points or topics could be:
1. Mediators and moderators of the relationship between various forms of extended contact and intergroup relations
2. Longitudinal investigations of extended contact
3. The relationship and interactions between direct and extended contact, and different forms of direct and extended contact
4. Potential negative effects or limitations of extended contact
5. Intragroup factors in extended contact
This Special Issue will be the first on Extended Contact. We plan to include a mix of papers, for example, normal GPIR word-count (5000-8000) empirical papers, short commentaries and reports, longer reviews, and theoretical pieces, depending on suitability and fit.
Submissions should be made electronically through the online submission website: http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/gpir. In the submission letter, indicate that the MS is submitted for consideration for publication in the Special Issue on Extended Contact. Please direct inquiries to the guest editors, Anja Eller (Anja.Eller@st-andrews.ac.uk), Miles Hewstone (Miles.Hewstone@psy.ox.ac.uk), or Jack Dovidio (john.dovidio@yale.edu).
The deadline for submissions is 31 January, 2010.
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