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Intergroup Contact in Deliberative Contexts: Evidence From Deliberative Polls
- Source :
- Journal of Communication. 68:1029-1051
- Publication Year :
- 2018
- Publisher :
- Oxford University Press (OUP), 2018.
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Abstract
- Structured, intergroup communication that occurs in a deliberative discussion context can be an effective method for improving intergroup relations. Conceptualizing this unique kind of communication as deliberative contact, this study experimentally examined its effect and mechanisms based on two Deliberative Polling projects, conducted in two different countries: Australia (N = 339) and Bulgaria (N = 230). Results indicated that deliberative contact with a minority group member during small-group discussions increased support for policies that were beneficial to the minority group. This effect of deliberative contact was marginally stronger among those who had more negative contact experiences with the minority group in the past. Furthermore, deliberative contact effects were mediated by altered perceptions about the minority group’s structural disadvantages in society, but not by an increase in factual knowledge about the outgroup. Published version
- Subjects :
- Linguistics and Language
Deliberation
Communication
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05 social sciences
Communication [Social sciences]
050801 communication & media studies
050109 social psychology
Language and Linguistics
0508 media and communications
0501 psychology and cognitive sciences
Psychology
Social psychology
Intergroup Contact
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Details
- ISSN :
- 14602466 and 00219916
- Volume :
- 68
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Journal of Communication
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....358ed9b1ea3d219023c30ae115f80b91
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1093/joc/jqy056