From Prejudice to Intergroup Emotions : Differentiated Reactions to Social Groups

The Theories Or Programs Of Research Described In The Chapters Of This Book Move Beyond The Traditional Evaluation Model Of Prejudice, Drawing On A Broad Range Of Theoretical Ancestry To Develop Models Of Why, When, And How Differentiated Reactions To Groups Arise, And What Their Consequences Might Be. The Chapters Have In Common A Re-focusing Of Interest On Emotion As A Theoretical Base For Understanding Differentiated Reactions To, And Differentiated Behaviors Toward, Social Groups. The Contributions Also Share A Focus On Specific Interactional And Structural Relations Among Groups As A Source Of These Differentiated Emotional Reactions. The Chapters In The Volume Thus Reflect A Theoretical Shift From An Earlier Emphasis On Knowledge About Ingroups And Outgroups To A New Perspective On Prejudice In Which Socially-grounded Emotional Differentiation Becomes A Basis For Social Regulation.