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Baldewsingh, Ashwin Neeradj (2014)

Improving Dutch adolescents’ evaluations of Muslims through intergroup contact frequency and the moderating effect of intergroup cooperation

Bachelor thesis | Pedagogische wetenschappen (BSc)

This study aimed to identify whether native Dutch adolescents’ contact frequency with Muslims at school is positively associated with more positive evaluations of Muslims, and if the willingness to cooperate acted as a moderator of the effect of intergroup contact frequency on the evaluation of Muslims. As expected, findings posited that increased contact frequency and the willingness to cooperate with Muslims were indeed significantly related to increases of positive evaluations of Muslims. Additionally, the willingness to cooperate acted as a moderator of the effect of intergroup contact frequency on the evaluation of Muslims, having a facilitative effect. The present study attests to the effectiveness of the facilitative conditions through direct contact, as depicted by Allport’s (1954) intergroup contact theory.

Intergroup cooperation

Intergroup contact frequency

Outgroup evaluations

Muslims

Classrooms

Native Dutch adolescents

Author

Baldewsingh, Ashwin Neeradj

Faculty

Faculty of Social & Behavioural Sciences

Specialisation

Clinical Child and Adolescent Studies

Supervisors

Geel, Mitch van

ECTS Credits

20

Language

en