Prejudice is about politics: a collective action perspective.
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In line with Dixon et al.'s argument, I contend that prejudice should be understood in broadly political rather than in narrowly psychological terms. First, what counts as prejudice is a political judgement. Second, studies of collective action demonstrate that it is in "political" struggles, where subordinate groups together oppose dominant groups, that prejudice can be overcome.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- The Behavioral and brain sciences
دوره 35 6 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2012