How can we make the world less prejudiced? Research from the social sciences hints at a promising solution. This week, we do a deep dive on “The Contact Hypothesis”: what it is, how we know it works, and what its limits are.
We hear from four experts in this area whose research sheds light on the question:
- Tom Pettigrew, emeritus professor of psychology at University of California, Santa Cruz
- Linda Tropp, professor of social psychology at University of Massachusetts-Amherst
- Shreya Bhattacharya, economist; PhD from the University of Houston
- Salma Mousa, assistant professor of political science at Yale University
For a transcript of this episode, fully annotated with references, go to: http://opinionsciencepodcast.com/episode/the-contact-hypothesis/
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