Realistic conflict theory

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conflict theory in social psychology intergroup relations theory social psychological theory

Realistic conflict theory is a social psychological theory explaining how competition over limited resources can lead to intergroup hostility and prejudice.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	conflict theory in social psychology ⓘ intergroup relations theory ⓘ social psychological theory ⓘ
addresses	causes of intergroup aggression ⓘ mechanisms of stereotype formation ⓘ
appliedIn	ethnic conflict research ⓘ immigration attitudes research ⓘ labor-management relations ⓘ political conflict analysis ⓘ racial prejudice research ⓘ
associatedWith	Muzafer Sherif NERFINISHED ⓘ
assumes	conflict arises from objective incompatibility of goals ⓘ groups are rational actors pursuing their interests ⓘ
contrastsWith	social identity theory ⓘ
coreConcept	competition for scarce resources ⓘ ethnocentrism ⓘ group interests ⓘ in-group bias ⓘ out-group hostility ⓘ superordinate goals ⓘ zero-sum conflict ⓘ
developedFrom	Sherif's work on group conflict ⓘ
emphasizes	material interests ⓘ objective resource competition ⓘ
empiricallySupportedBy	Robbers Cave experiment NERFINISHED ⓘ
explains	how competition over limited resources leads to discrimination ⓘ how competition over limited resources leads to intergroup hostility ⓘ how competition over limited resources leads to prejudice ⓘ
field	social psychology ⓘ
focusesOn	discrimination ⓘ intergroup conflict ⓘ intergroup relations ⓘ prejudice ⓘ
historicalPeriod	mid-20th century ⓘ
influenced	research on realistic group conflict ⓘ
keyTerm	realistic group conflict ⓘ superordinate goals intervention ⓘ
predicts	heightened intergroup hostility during competition ⓘ increased prejudice under resource scarcity ⓘ reduction of hostility through cooperative interdependence ⓘ reduction of hostility through shared superordinate goals ⓘ
relatedTo	integrated threat theory ⓘ relative deprivation theory ⓘ
suggests	cooperative contact can reduce prejudice ⓘ institutional arrangements can structure intergroup conflict ⓘ
usedToExplain	competition between ethnic groups ⓘ nationalist conflicts ⓘ resource-based community conflicts ⓘ

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Ord. Prof. Dr. Muzaffer Şerif → notableWork → Realistic conflict theory ⓘ

subject surface form: Muzafer Sherif