Recent advances in intergroup contact theory and research are reviewed. A meta-analysis
with 515 studies and more than 250,000 subjects demonstrates that intergroup contact …

Crossing cultures can be a stimulating and rewarding adventure. It can also be a stressful
and bewildering experience. This thoroughly revised and updated edition of Furnham and …

Research and theory on intergroup contact have become one of the fastest advancing and
most exciting fields in social psychology in recent years. The work is exciting because it …

Health Measurement Scales is the ultimate guide to appraising, developing, and validating
measurement scales that are used in the health sciences. Written in a clear and practical …

This paper provides a review and critique of empirical research on perceived discrimination
and health. The patterns of racial disparities in health suggest that there are multiple ways …

Now available in paperback, the sixth edition of this definitive text provides students a strong
background in the conceptual, theoretical, and philosophical issues in multicultural …

In this classic work of sociology, Doug McAdam presents a political-process model that
explains the rise and decline of the black protest movement in the United States. Moving …

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The relationship between social and community ties and mortality was assessed using the
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Although the concept of justification has played a significant role in many social
psychological theories, its presence in recent examinations of stereotyping has been …