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3 pages in length. Distinguishing between individual-level and intergroup approaches to reducing prejudice finds how the former encourages people to re-evaluate the values, attitudes and character that has served to cultivate a prejudice mind-set. The extent to which the individual-level approach helps to place the focus directly upon the person who harbors prejudice is both grand and far-reaching; that this method helps to draw attention to how these erroneous beliefs can "arouse negative emotional states" (Dovidio et al, 1999, pp. 101-105) speaks to the value of creating better and more positive attitudes. By comparison, the intergroup approach provides the ability for people to achieve three objectives: 1) cultivate individualized perceptions of group members about whom they are prejudice; 2) encourage tailored communication between each group; and 3) "redefine group boundaries to create more inclusive, superordinate representations of the groups" (Dovidio et al, 1999, pp. 101-105). Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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The extent to which the individual-level approach helps to place the focus directly upon the person who harbors prejudice is both grand and far-reaching; that this method helps to
draw attention to how these erroneous beliefs can "arouse negative emotional states" (Dovidio et al, 1999, pp. 101-105) speaks to the value of creating better and more positive attitudes.
By comparison, the intergroup approach provides the ability for people to achieve three objectives: 1) cultivate individualized perceptions of group members about whom they are prejudice; 2) encourage tailored communication
between each group; and 3) "redefine group boundaries to create more inclusive, superordinate representations of the groups" (Dovidio et al, 1999, pp. 101-105).
Approaches for dealing with traditional, intentional prejudice may need to be different for more subtle prejudice due to the need for a greater directness of educational and for attitude modification
techniques with the traditional, intentional form as compared with the diverse approach of focusing upon the individual or intergroup method for addressing the more subtle contemporary forms (Dovidio et al,
1999). "Understanding the nature and bases of prejudice can thus guide, theoretically and pragmatically, interventions that can effectively reduce both traditional and contemporary forms of prejudice" (Dovidio et al,
1999, pp. 101-105). Intergroup contact as a method of reducing prejudice focuses upon the cultivation of interpersonal relationships by virtue of greater
self-disclosure, compassion, emotional expressiveness and openness to others. As such, intergroup contact leads to decategorization by virtue of the ability to minimize category labels in exchange for individual interaction
without any preconceived prejudicial notions (Kenworthy et al, no date). Also known as an interpersonal approach, decategorization serves to provide "optimal contact under conditions of minimized salience of group
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