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Can Social Contact Reduce Prejudice and Discrimination? Evidence from a Field Experiment in Nigeria

Can Social Contact Reduce Prejudice and Discrimination? Evidence from a Field Experiment in Nigeria

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Can Social Contact Reduce Prejudice and Discrimination? Evidence from a Field Experiment in Nigeria

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Can Social Contact Reduce Prejudice and Discrimination? Evidence from a Field Experiment in Nigeria

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New York, USA: Cambridge University Press

Journal title

The American political science review, 2018-08, Vol.112 (3), p.654-677

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English

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New York, USA: Cambridge University Press

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Can positive social contact between members of antagonistic groups reduce prejudice and discrimination? Despite extensive research on social contact, observational studies are difficult to interpret because prejudiced people may select out of contact with out-group members. We overcome this problem by conducting an education-based, randomized field...

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Can Social Contact Reduce Prejudice and Discrimination? Evidence from a Field Experiment in Nigeria

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TN_cdi_proquest_journals_2063714539

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_journals_2063714539

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0003-0554,1537-5943

E-ISSN

1537-5943

DOI

10.1017/S0003055418000151

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