Talking Across Boundaries: Intergroup Disagreement and Outgroup Attitudes

• In Event: Race, Media, and Intergroup Relations

Brief Overview

Policy disputes often overlap with social identities. Does hearing a counterargument from an outgroup member worsen attitudes toward the outgroup? Can a communication style that induces empathy prevent this backlash of negative outgroup evaluations?

Authors

• Edana Beauvais, McGill University

• Dietlind Stolle, McGill University