Citation

Hewstone M, Swart H, Hodson G. Behav. Brain Sci. 2012; 35(6): 436-437.

Affiliation

Department of Experimental Psychology, Oxford University, Oxford, United Kingdom. miles.hewstone@psy.ox.ac.uk

Comment On:

Behav Brain Sci 2012;35(6):411-25.

Comment In:

Behav Brain Sci 2012;35(6):451-66.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2012, Cambridge University Press)

DOI

10.1017/S0140525X12001239

PMID

23164466

Abstract

Dixon et al. overlook the fact that contact predicts not only favorable out-group attitudes/evaluations, but also cognitions, affect, and behavior. The weight of evidence supporting the benefits of intergroup contact cautions against throwing the (contact) baby out with the bathwater. The goal to "ignite struggles" in pursuit of social equality, we argue, incautiously risks hurling us down the proverbial rabbit hole.

Language: en