Understanding How and Why Spatial Segregation Endures: A Systematic Review of Recent Research on Intergroup Relations at a Micro-Ecological Scale

Social psychological research has increasingly extolled the benefits of intergroup contact as a means of promoting positive relations. However, a growing body of research suggests that formal policies of desegregation are often offset by informal ‘micro-ecological’ practices of (re)-segregation, in...

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Main Authors: Leonor Bettencourt, John Dixon, Paula Castro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PsychOpen GOLD/ Leibniz Institute for Psychology 2019-08-01
Series:Social Psychological Bulletin
Online Access:https://spb.psychopen.eu/article/33482/download/pdf/