Professor Dominic Abrams has launched a new Psychology Today blog on Strategies to Oppose Prejudice (STOP). The blog will share insights and expertise from academics in the School of Psychology on issues surrounding prejudice, equality, discrimination.
In this new blog series, Professor Abrams will be writing his own and with other social psychologists about specific areas such as:
- the origins of prejudice in infancy and childhood
- political positions and prejudice
- the role of intergroup contact and communication
- collective action
- tolerance of evil
- intolerance of diversity
- modern expressions of sexism
- unexpected effects of ageism
- implications of self-stereotyping,
- the role of emotions in prejudice and so on.
Some posts might showcase particular interventions, others will focus more on theories or particular types of evidence. We will argue that prejudice is far from inevitable and that it is eminently stoppable.
Professor Abrams commented, “I hope you will find the series interesting and challenging, and most importantly I hope it will stimulate your thinking about practical steps that you and others can take to oppose prejudice.”