APS
29th APS Annual Convention · 2017
Inching Back Islamophobia: A Contact Intervention
- Anoopa Sundararajan
Illinois Institute of Technology - Maya Alkhouja
Illinois Institute of Technology - Nicolas Kertesz
Illinois Institute of Technology - Khalil Rodriguez
Illinois Institute of Technology - Nicole Legate
Illinois Institute of Technology
Abstract
Many Muslim individuals in the United States experience prejudice and discrimination based solely on their religious beliefs. This study used a contact intervention on a sample of the general US adult population to study changes in prejudiced attitudes. Results revealed important differences between the contact and control conditions.
Religion
