Explaining the paradoxical effects of intergroup contact: Paternalistic relations and system justification in domestic labour in South Africa
K Durrheim, N Jacobs, J Dixon - International Journal of Intercultural …, 2014 - Elsevier
Recent research has shown that contact with the historically advantaged can have
paradoxical effects on the political attitudes of the historically disadvantaged, reducing
outgroup prejudice but also reducing the motivation to acknowledge and challenge social
inequalities. These effects have been attributed primarily to the role of intergroup contact in
decreasing the salience of intergroup differences, encouraging common identification, and
creating warm feelings. This paper explores a related but distinct process through which …
paradoxical effects on the political attitudes of the historically disadvantaged, reducing
outgroup prejudice but also reducing the motivation to acknowledge and challenge social
inequalities. These effects have been attributed primarily to the role of intergroup contact in
decreasing the salience of intergroup differences, encouraging common identification, and
creating warm feelings. This paper explores a related but distinct process through which …