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We study the potential for pleasant and cooperative contact to reduce preconceived prejudice between religious groups … week-long vocational training program. We find that intergroup contact reduces the prejudice of both Hindu and Muslim … participants toward members of the other religion one week after the training program finished. While we find that most of the …
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This study examines the effect of formal institutions, specifically constitutional provisions, on minority discrimination in Muslim societies. We hypothesize that those Muslim countries in which (political) Islam constitutes an important constraint in the legislative process experience more...
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This study examines the effect of formal institutions, specifically constitutional provisions, on minority discrimination in Muslim societies. We hypothesize that those Muslim countries in which (political) Islam constitutes an important constraint in the legislative process experience more...
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Relying on a correspondence study conducted in France before the 2015 attacks, this paper compares the callback rates of immigrants of Muslim and Christian culture who originate from the same country and whose religiosity varies from non-religious to religious. Based on responses to over 6,200...
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We hypothesize that broad contact, involving brief interactions with multiple outgroup members, and deep contact, meaning longer interactions with a single outgroup member, play distinct roles in shaping intergroup relations. We set up a factory in India and recruited Hindu and Muslim men to...
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Relying on a correspondence study conducted in France before the 2015 attacks, this paper compares the callback rates of immigrants of Muslim and Christian culture who originate from the same country and whose religiosity varies from non-religious to religious. Based on responses to over 6,200...
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question of what determines the strength of prejudice among employees. By applying social identity theory, we assume that …. These results can be a starting point for developing measures to reduce prejudice and for the onset of a debate about the …
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, including ethnic origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion or beliefs, disability, being over 55 years old, or being … addressing their weaknesses. In particular, policymakers should thoroughly address prejudice (taste-based discrimination …
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Religious and cultural practices have major implications for a Country's economic performance. However, it is not clear if the institutionalization of these social norms within a country's legal system causes material economic effects. In this study I show this to be the case. By employing the...
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