scholarly journals Social-Developmental Perspective on Intergroup Attitudes towards Immigrants and Refugees in Childhood and Adolescence: A Roadmap from Theory to Practice for an Inclusive Society

2019 ◽  
Vol 63 (2) ◽  
pp. 90-111 ◽  
Author(s):  
Seçil Gönültaş ◽  
Kelly Lynn Mulvey
Keyword(s):  
Developmental Perspective ◽  
Childhood And Adolescence ◽  
Intergroup Attitudes ◽  
Immigrants And Refugees ◽  
Theory To Practice ◽  
Inclusive Society

Social Contact and Inter-Ethnic Attitudes: The Importance of Contact Experiences in Schools

2018 ◽  
pp. 201-216 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ralf Wölfer ◽  
Miles Hewstone ◽  
Eva Jaspers
Keyword(s):  
Minority Groups ◽  
Intergroup Contact ◽  
School Setting ◽  
Social Contact ◽  
Childhood And Adolescence ◽  
Special Role ◽  
Intergroup Attitudes ◽  
Ethnic Attitudes ◽  
The U.S

Despite six decades of research in the field of intergroup contact, the special role of the school setting as a key context for mixing has, after an initial focus on studies of school desegregation in the U.S., received relatively little attention, especially in Europe. In this chapter, we will explain why the school setting can provide particularly effective intergroup contact experiences for improving intergroup attitudes, before we report empirical evidence using the CILS4EU dataset. Our findings demonstrate that the school provides more intergroup contact opportunities than other contexts, and these opportunities are consistently associated with more favorable intergroup attitudes for the majority as well as different minority groups. The present findings highlight the usefulness of early intergroup contact interventions within the school setting due to the specific structure of the school as a setting, as well as the efficacy of outgroup experiences in childhood and adolescence.

scholarly journals Concept of and approaches toward a developmental prevention of radicalization: Promising strategies to keep young people away from political, religious, and other forms of extremism

2021 ◽  
Vol 104 (3) ◽  
pp. 298-309
Author(s):  
Andreas Beelmann
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Developmental Model ◽  
Effect Sizes ◽  
Developmental Perspective ◽  
Intergroup Attitudes ◽  
Violent Extremism ◽  
Identity Problems

Abstract Radicalization and violent extremism in young people are growing problems in almost every society around the globe. This article starts by briefly summarizing the result of several comprehensive reviews on the prevention of radicalization and violent extremism. Based on a new social-developmental model of radicalization, it then introduces the concept of developmental prevention and presents a review of prevention principles, approaches, and programs derived from a developmental perspective within four different fields of proximal radicalization processes. These include (1) identity problems; (2) prejudice and negative intergroup attitudes; (3) extremist narratives, beliefs, and ideologies; and (4) antisocial development. Overall, several approaches and programs reveal promising effect sizes for a developmentally founded prevention of radicalization. However, more sound evaluations are needed to further promote this field.

Developmental Prevention of Prejudice: Conceptual Issues, Evidence-Based Designing, and Outcome Results

2021 ◽  
pp. 108926802110563
Author(s):  
Andreas Beelmann ◽  
Sebastian Lutterbach
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Childhood And Adolescence ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Intergroup Attitudes ◽  
Research And Practice ◽  
Empirical Results ◽  
Intervention Content ◽  
And Behavior ◽  
Attitudes And Behavior

This article reviews conceptual and empirical issues on the developmental prevention of prejudice in childhood and adolescence. Developmental prejudice prevention is defined as interventions that intentionally change and promote intergroup attitudes and behavior by systematically recognizing theories and empirical results on the development of prejudice in young people. After presenting a general conception of designing evidence-based interventions, we will discuss the application of this model in the field of developmental prejudice prevention. This includes the legitimation, a developmental concept of change, and the derivation of intervention content and implementation. Finally, we summarized recent evaluations results by reviewing meta-analytical evidence of programs and discuss important issues of future research and practice.

Social Communication Intervention for an Adult with Asperger Syndrome: Experiences, Perspectives, and Challenges

2014 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 29-37
Author(s):  
Siva priya Santhanam
Keyword(s):  
Asperger Syndrome ◽  
Social Communication ◽  
Autism Spectrum ◽  
Childhood And Adolescence ◽  
Work Settings ◽  
Social Abilities ◽  
Old Adult ◽  
Social Communication Intervention ◽  
Highly Able ◽  
Organizational Needs

Adults on the autism spectrum, despite having received intervention throughout their childhood and adolescence, continue to experience challenges with everyday social interactions, forming and maintaining relationships, and social abilities needed in work settings. This article presents a case example of a 22-year-old adult with Asperger syndrome, and highlights the issues in providing intervention for highly able young adults on the autism spectrum. A unique feature of this report is the inclusion of the client's own insights into his experiences, perspectives, and challenges with the intervention. The approaches used to address his social communication and organizational needs are outlined, and clinical implications discussed.

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