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Theoretical, Empirical, and Practical Approaches to Intergroup Conflict
Author(s) -
Alexander Michele G.,
Levin Shana
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
journal of social issues
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.618
H-Index - 122
eISSN - 1540-4560
pISSN - 0022-4537
DOI - 10.1111/j.1540-4560.1998.tb01240.x
Subject(s) - variety (cybernetics) , group conflict , foundation (evidence) , social conflict , social psychology , empirical research , psychology , sociology , political science , epistemology , computer science , law , philosophy , artificial intelligence , politics
The study of intergroup relations has long been an interest of social scientists, particularly members of The Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues. The articles in this issue offer a wide variety of theoretical, empirical, and practical approaches to understanding and resolving national and international group conflict. This introductory article summarizes the original social psychological work that laid the foundation for contemporary thinking on intergroup relations, and presents an overview of each of the contributions in this issue. Also discussed are applications of social psychology to real‐world intergroup conflicts.