Five Observations on Five Years of Contact Hypothesis Research

Seth Ariel Green
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No 8mcb5, SocArXiv from Center for Open Science

Abstract: This article provides five observations on the state of contact hypothesis research five years after the publication of The Contact Hypothesis Re-evaluated. First, we have seen a welcome proliferation of rigorous field experiments, which often find much more conflicting results than the theory’s proponents might predict. Second, to explain those conflicting results, I propose a more nuanced theory of prejudice. Third, light touch interventions are appropriate for light prejudices. Fourth, assimilation is an undertheorized moderator of contact. Fifth, I renew our previous paper’s call for systematic tests of Gordon Allport’s moderating conditions: shared goals, cooperation, equal status, and institutional support.

Date: 2024-06-27
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