Racial Categorization and Intergroup Relations in Children: The Role of Social Status and Numerical Group Size

The aim of this review was to examine the effect of social and numerical group size on racial categorization and intergroup relations in children. We first described the development of racial categorization and the factors that increase the saliency of the race criterion in different contexts. Then,...

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Published in:Frontiers in psychology 2021-10, Vol.12, p.719121-719121
Main Authors: Gedeon, Cassandra, Badea, Constantina, Esseily, Rana
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
children
Cognitive science
Humanities and Social Sciences
intergroup relations
numerical group size
Psychology
racial categorization
social status
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Summary:The aim of this review was to examine the effect of social and numerical group size on racial categorization and intergroup relations in children. We first described the development of racial categorization and the factors that increase the saliency of the race criterion in different contexts. Then, we examine the role of social status in intergroups relations and show that low status children express lower ingroup favoritism compared to their peers from high status groups. Few studies investigated the role of ingroup size on intergroup biases. Here, we look at this numerical variable through the proportion of children of different racial groups in the school environment. The results show that homogeneous environments contribute to the decrease of bias and negative attitudes. We discuss how identifying specific and interactive effects of the social and numerical group size would allow us to implement early and efficient intervention programs.
ISSN:1664-1078
1664-1078
DOI:10.3389/fpsyg.2021.719121