Contact Theory

Authors

  • VARSHAVER E.A. Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration under the President of the Russian Federation

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14515/monitoring.2015.5.13

Keywords:

intergroup contacts, contact theory, prejudice, stereotype, ethnic tolerance, inter-ethnic contacts, immigrants

Abstract

The article presents a full Russian-language overview of the contact theory and outlines challenges that made G. Allport develop his theory in 1954. The key studies and findings related to this theory are described by the author. The article also touches upon the fundamental questions raised by this theory in sixteen years, as well as answers to them.

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Published

2015-11-10

How to Cite

E.A., V. (2015). Contact Theory. Monitoring of Public Opinion: Economic and Social Changes, (5), 183. https://doi.org/10.14515/monitoring.2015.5.13

Issue

No. 5 (2015)

Section

SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE REVIEW