SRCD State of the Science Report on Improving Intergroup Attitudes and Relations

Session Type: Conversation Roundtable

Abstract

In 2020, SRCD gathered an international group of scholars (spanning five countries) to write a report capturing the state of the science on improving the intergroup attitudes, interactions, and well-being of youth. Developmental science has made remarkable progress over the past 30 years, but we are now at a critical point in history: Intergroup interactions worldwide are increasingly diverse and often strained, and our science has become increasingly sophisticated and nuanced. This presents a unique moment to synthesize what we know, with a focus on the international context, and even more importantly, what we do not yet know. In this roundtable, several of the contributors will discuss key issues raised in the report, including a critique of interventions to reduce prejudice, cutting edge research on intergroup contact and diversity, and the protective role of positive group identities.

Sub Unit

• Special Events

Moderator

• Christia Spears Brown, University of Kentucky

Panelists

• Sandra Graham, University of California, Los Angeles

• Linda Juang, University of Potsdam

• Linda R Tropp, University of Massachusetts Amherst

• Andreas Beelmann, University of Jena