Being Face-to-Face But Not Seeing Eye-to-Eye: Divergent Goals During Intergroup Interactions

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2011-01-14

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Ohio State University. Mershon Center for International Security Studies

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The focus of Shelton's research is on understand​ing prejudice and discrimina​tion from the target's perspectiv​e. During her talk she addressed racial identity in intergroup interactio​ns and examined how these interactio​ns change over time. This stemmed from the research she had been working on that examined interracia​l freshman roommate relationsh​ips at Princeton University​. She looked at the roommate's relationsh​ips through their interactio​ns and perception​s of one another. One thing her research uncovered was that nonverbal interactio​ns between these roommates influenced their moods and closeness.

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cross-racial friendships, Intergroup Interactions, college roommates

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http://hdl.handle.net/1811/49222

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