Theories of Intergroup Relations

International Social Psychological Perspectives

Fathali M. Moghaddam, Donald M. Taylor

• Publisher: Praeger
• Edition: 2
• Year: 1994
• Topic: Psychology
• Print ISBN:
  9780275946357
• Subtopic: History & Theory in Psychology
• eBook ISBN:
  9780313391002
• Index: Psychology

As the world faces an array of increasingly pervasive and dangerous social conflicts--race riots, ethnic cleansing, the threat of terrorism, labor disputes, and violence against women, children, and the elderly, to name a few--the study of how groups relate has taken on a role of vital importance to our society. In this thoroughly updated and expanded second edition, major international theoretical orientations to intergroup relations are outlined and critiqued, with particular attention given to exciting new developments in the field. Changes in approach to such enduring social issues as discrimination are discussed, and new sections focus on emerging topics including affirmative action, tokenism, and multiculturalism.

Table of contents

• CONTENTS
• PREFACE TO THE FIRST EDITION
• PREFACE TO THE SECOND EDITION
• 1. The Social Psychology of Intergroup Relations
• 2. The Freudian Legacy of Intergroup Research
• 3. Realistic Conflict Theory
• 4. Social Identity Theory
• 5. Equity Theory: Reconciling Affirmative Action
• 6. Relative Deprivation Theory: Meeting the Challenge of Resource Mobilization Theory
• 7. A Five-Stage Model of Intergroup Relations: Tokenism as a Potent Form of Discrimination
• 8. Stereotypes, Attributions, and Discrimination
• 9. Intergroup Contact: From Desegregation to Multiculturalism
• 10. Toward an Integrated Theory of Intergroup Relations
• BIBLIOGRAPHY
• SUBJECT INDEX
• AUTHOR INDEX