Educating for inclusion: Diversity education programs can reduce prejudice toward outgroups in Israel.

ABSTRACT: Intergroup prejudice is pervasive in many contexts worldwide, leading to discrimination and conflict. Existing research suggests that prejudice is acquired at an early age and that durably improving intergroup relations is extremely challenging, often requiring intense interventions. Building on existing research in social psychology and inspired by the Israeli TV series "You Can't Ask That," which depicts charismatic children from minority groups broaching sensitive topics at the core of intergroup relations, we develop a month-long diversity education program. Our program exposed students to the TV series and facilitated follow-up classroom discussions in which students constructively addressed various sensitive topics at the core of intergroup relations and learned about intergroup simi

SUBMITTER: Weiss CM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10119994 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature