Pergamon international library of science, technology, engineering, and social studies
Volume Designation
no. 54
GENERAL NOTES
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"Sponsored by the Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues."
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
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Includes bibliographies and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
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Part I : Introduction -- Racism and social science : towards a new commitment / Phyllis A. Katz -- Part II : Theories of prejudice acquisition and reduction -- Contemporary sociological theories of racism / Mark A. Chesler -- Psychological approaches to understanding intergroup conflict / Richard D. Ashmore and Frances K. DelBoca -- The acquisition of racial attitudes in children / Phyllis A. Katz -- Part III : Review of research : attitude and behavior change -- Laboratory controlled studies of change of racial attitude / T.A. Weissbach -- Nonreactive measures in racial attitude research : a focus on "liberals" / Samuel L. Gaertner -- Attitude change in children : can the twig be straightened? / Phyllis A. Katz -- The role of intergroup contact in change of prejudice and ethnic relations / Yehuda Amir -- Part IV : Change in the real world -- Racial issues in mass media institutions / Bradley S. Greenberg and Sherrie L. Mazingo -- Achieving racial equality : an analysis of resistance to social reform / Myron Rothbart -- Federal legal remedies for racial discrimination / Eric Hirschhorn.