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A new social-cognitive developmental perspective on prejudice: The interplay between morality and group identity.

Rutland, Adam, Killen, Melanie, Abrams, Dominic (2010) A new social-cognitive developmental perspective on prejudice: The interplay between morality and group identity. Perspectives on Psychological Science, 5 (3). pp. 279-291. ISSN 1745-6916. (doi:10.1177/1745691610369468) (KAR id:26147)

Abstract

We argue that prejudice should be investigated in the context of social-cognitive development and the interplay between morality and group identity. Our new perspective examines how children consider group identity (and group norms) along with their developing moral beliefs about fairness and justice. This is achieved by developing an integrated framework drawing on developmental and social psychological theories of prejudice. This synthesis results in a perspective which provides a more contextualized analysis of prejudice development than previously offered by developmental theories. We describe research which supports our view that social norms, intergroup contact and perceived out-group threat affect the relative weight children place on moral and group-based criteria during the development of prejudice.

Item Type: Article
DOI/Identification number: 10.1177/1745691610369468
Subjects: B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology
Divisions: Divisions > Division of Human and Social Sciences > School of Psychology
Depositing User: Adam Rutland
Date Deposited: 16 Dec 2010 13:18 UTC
Last Modified: 16 Nov 2021 10:04 UTC
Resource URI: https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/26147 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes)

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Rutland, Adam.

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Abrams, Dominic.

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