I am interested
in how people manage the intrapersonal and interpersonal challenges associated
with prejudice in our contemporary society. One main focus for recent
work focused on the sources of motivation, internal and external, for
responding without prejudice and the unique challenges these alternate
sources of motivation create for managing the interpersonal aspects of
intergroup relations. Key questions concern the relation between explicit
and implicit prejudice and the processes that regulate the use of stereotypes.
In addition, I am interested in the qualitative nature of the tension
between majority and minority group members that may create obstacles
for harmonious intergroup relations, and which may, in some instances
lead to an escalation of prejudice coupled with a tendency to lash out
at stigmatized groups. I also have programs of research on dissonance-related
phenomena and the processes involved in resisting persuasion. |
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