Changing Interracial Evaluations and Behavior: The Effects of a Common Group Identity

Two studies examined whether developing a common ingroup identity among Blacks and Whites can improve Whites’ interracial evaluations. In Study 1, White participants interacted with a Black or White confederate under conditions designed to produce cognitive representations as fellow group members or...

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Published in:Group processes & intergroup relations 2001-10, Vol.4 (4), p.299-316
Main Authors: Nier, Jason A., Gaertner, Samuel L., Dovidio, John F., Banker, Brenda S., Ward, Christine M., Rust, Mary C.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Black White Relations
Group Identity
Intergroup Relations
Social Attitudes
Sociology
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Summary:Two studies examined whether developing a common ingroup identity among Blacks and Whites can improve Whites’ interracial evaluations. In Study 1, White participants interacted with a Black or White confederate under conditions designed to produce cognitive representations as fellow group members or as separate individuals. Consistent with the Common Ingroup Identity Model, Whites evaluated Blacks more favorably when they interacted with them as members of the same group than as separate individuals. Study 2, conducted as fans entered a football stadium, revealed that Whites complied more frequently with a Black interviewer’s request to interview them when they shared common university affiliation, relative to when the Black interviewer was affiliated with the opposing team.
ISSN:1368-4302
1461-7188
DOI:10.1177/1368430201004004001