- Title
- Intergroup contact in a divided society: challenging segregation in Northern Ireland
- Creator
- Hewstone, Miles; Cairns, Ed; Voci, Alberto; Paolini, Stefania; McLernon, Frances; Crisp, Richard J.; Niens, Ulrike; Craig, Jean
- Relation
- The Social Psychology of Inclusion and Exclusion p. 265-292
- Relation
- http://www.socialpsychologyarena.com/books/Social-Psychology-of-Inclusion-and-Exclusion-isbn9781841690735
- Publisher
- Psychology Press
- Resource Type
- book chapter
- Date
- 2005
- Description
- This chapter focus on a particular kind of social exclusion, religious segregation, that is fundamental to understanding sectarian conflict in Northern Ireland. This chapter deals with the nature, extent, processes, and consequences of cross-community or intergroup contact that occurs in this setting, despite segregation. The chapter considers six central issues: (a) the historical and social background to the political violence in Northern Ireland; (b) the extent of segregation, its causes and consequences; (c) the theoretical background to the "contact hypothesis" and its relevance for, and application in, Northern Ireland; (d) major findings from our research programme; (e) policy implications of our research; and (f) general conclusions that can be drawn and areas where future work is still needed
- Subject
- religious segregation; Northern Ireland; social exclusion
- Identifier
- uon:2364
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/29071
- Identifier
- ISBN:1841690732
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