#44: The Contact Hypothesis
How can we make the world less prejudiced? Research from the social sciences hints at a promising solution. This week, we do a deep dive on “The Contact Hypothesis”: what it is, how we know it works, and what its limits are. We hear from four experts in this area whose research sheds light on the question: Tom Pettigrew, emeritus professor of psychology at University of California, Santa CruzLinda Tropp, professor of social psychology at University of Massachusetts-AmherstShreya Bhattacharya,...