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An experimental study of the effect of intergroup contact on attitudes in urban China

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  • Jun Gu

    (Monash University, Australia)

  • Ingrid Nielsen

    (Deakin University, Australia)

  • Jason Shachat

    (Durham University, UK)

  • Russell Smyth

    (Monash University, Australia)

  • Yujia Peng

    (Xiamen University, China)

Abstract

A large body of literature attests to the growing social divide between urban residents and rural–urban migrants in China’s cities. This study uses a randomised experiment to test the effect of intergroup contact on attitudes between a group of urban adolescents and a group of rural–urban migrant adolescents. Results showed that intergroup contact in the form of a fun and cooperative puzzle task significantly reduced negative attitudes toward the other group. Implications for desegregated schooling and their broader societal implications in China are discussed.

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  • Jun Gu & Ingrid Nielsen & Jason Shachat & Russell Smyth & Yujia Peng, 2016. "An experimental study of the effect of intergroup contact on attitudes in urban China," Urban Studies, Urban Studies Journal Limited, vol. 53(14), pages 2991-3006, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:urbstu:v:53:y:2016:i:14:p:2991-3006
    DOI: 10.1177/0042098015598730
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