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CURRENT DIRECTIONS IN PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCE
Volume 16, Issue 3, Pages 162-166Publisher
BLACKWELL PUBLISHING
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8721.2007.00496.x
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stereotyping; intergroup; children; prejudice
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Social stereotyping and prejudice are intriguing phenomena from the standpoint of theory and, in addition, constitute pressing societal problems. Because stereotyping and prejudice emerge in early childhood, developmental research on causal mechanisms is critical for understanding and controlling stereotyping and prejudice. Such work forms the basis of a new theoretical model, developmental intergroup theory (DIT), which addresses the causal ingredients of stereotyping and prejudice. The work suggests that biases may be largely under environmental control and thus might be shaped via educational, social, and legal policies.
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