Avis de parution de l’ouvrage :
Intergroup Contact, Friendships and Prejudice Reduction in Multiethnic Schools and Communities
Sociological, Psychological and Pedagogical Research and Theory
This edited collection addresses the important study of the conditions that support positive intergroup contact that leads to intergroup friendships and prejudice reduction through a multidisciplinary lens. Employing Intergroup Contact Theory and Intergroup Friendships Theory as conceptual foundations, this book brings together researchers in psychology, sociology and education.
European societies are increasingly diverse spaces in which children, adolescents and adults of different racial and ethnic backgrounds, religious beliefs and cultural-linguistic practices interact daily. These spaces provide fertile ground for a continuum of relational experiences, from positive intergroup relationships and friendships to tensions and experiences of discrimination, marginalization and isolation. Bergamaschi, Pica and their contributors examine the psychological and sociological conditions, as well as the pedagogical interventions, that can shape interactions among young people.
The book will be of great interest to academics and students across disciplines, educators, policy makers and activists interested in how to support intercultural societies and schools toward the goal of reduced prejudice and discrimination toward a more intercultural and just society. The book will be a valuable read for scholars of the sociology of multiethnic society and for scholars interested in the role of education and school environments.
Table of Contents
Foreword – The Policy Implications of the Contact Hypothesis: Interculturalism as a Strategy for Citizenship Making in Diverse Schools
Ricard Zapata-Barrero
Preface
Alessandro Bergamaschi and Cinzia Pica
1. Intergroup Contact, Friendships, and Prejudice: Epistemic and Theoretical Underpinnings for Dialogue Between Psychology and Sociology
Alessandro Bergamaschi and Cinzia Pica
2. Is the Contact Effect Related to Age? An Empirical Investigation of French Multilevel Data
Abel François, Raul Magni-Berton, and Rayangnewendé Frans Sawadogo
3. The Interplay of Minority Group Members’ Positive and Negative Intergroup Contact and Its Implications for Minority Inclusion and Wider Intergroup Relations
Gülseli Baysu, Katrín Árnadóttir, and Karen Phalet
4. Intergroup Friendships and Prejudice: Longitudinal Mediation Effects in German School Children
Sebastian Lutterbach and Andreas Beelman
5. Challenges and Opportunities: Intergroup Contact and the Reduction of Prejudice in a Hostile Normative Context
Luca Váradi, Arin Agich, Borbála Lőrincz, and Renáta Németh
6. Interreligious Friendships in Italian Multicultural Schools
Mariagrazia Santagati, Alessandra Caragiuli, and Sumaya Abdel Qader
7. Fostering Cross-Ethnic Friendship and Inclusion in Schools: Potential Avenues for Educational Programs
Jeanine Grütter, Stephanie Farah, Carmen Barth, and Andrea Weber
8. The Singularities of Physical Education in Creating Positive Intergroup Contacts in Multiethnic Schools
Nicolas Margas, Tess Schweizer, and Céline Buchs
9. Intergroup Contact, Friendships and Prejudice Reduction in Multiethnic Schools and Communities: Psychological, Sociological and Pedagogical Research and Theory: Final Thoughts
Alessandro Bergamaschi and Cinzia Pica
Cet ouvrage est le résultat d’un travail pluridisciplinaire sur les effets des contacts intergroupes dans des contextes socio-éducatifs différents.
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aureliepasquier (8 juillet 2025). Parution : Intergroup Contact, Friendships and Prejudice Reduction in Multiethnic Schools and Communities, 2025. Les Carnets de SFERE-Provence. Consulté le 21 avril 2026 à l’adresse https://doi.org/10.58079/14ao0