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Publication type: Article
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| Title: |
Bridging Segregation Via Media Exposure? Ingroup Identification, Outgroup Distance, and Low Direct Contact Reduce Outgroup Appearance in Media Repertoires
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| Author(s): |
Schieferdecker,David
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Wessler,Hartmut
(Author)
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| Source Journal Info. |
Title:Journal of Communication
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Issue Number:2017/DEC V.67 N.6
Call No.:302.205 JCO
Location: References & Periodical Hall - 2nd floor
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| Physical Description: |
p 993-1014
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| Subject Area: |
Communication
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| Subject Terms: |
Communication
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| Accession Number |
163410
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Abstract
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Researchers have started to demonstrate that media exposure to outgroups can reduce prejudice. However, in contexts of segregation a bias to select ingroup-rich media might hinder exposure and prevent those positive effects. We conducted a survey study (n?=?1,095) in South Africa, a context with a notorious history of racial separation and persisting informal segregation. In accordance with the social identity gratification approach and social cognitive theory, respondents showed group-related selection biases. ...
Abstract URL:http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jcom.12338/full
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