Publication details
Jak snižovat předsudky vůči Romům? Sociálně-psychologická perspektiva
| Title in English | How to reduce Anti-Roma prejudice? Social psychological perspective |
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| Authors | |
| Year of publication | 2023 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | Československá psychologie |
| MU Faculty or unit | |
| Citation | |
| Web | https://ceskoslovenskapsychologie.cz/index.php/csps/article/view/378/155 |
| Doi | http://dx.doi.org/10.51561/cspsych.67.6.406 |
| Keywords | prejudice; Roma; intergroup contact; normative approach |
| Description | Prejudice against Roma – antipathy towards members of the Roma minority, is deeply rooted in Europe. Moreover prejudice against the Roma is specific compared to prejudice against other minorities in the Czech Republic, as it reflects the generally accepted norms of society regarding the acceptance of hostile attitudes towards the Roma. Reducing prejudice against the Roma is thus one of the most current topics not only in the Czech Republic, but also in the European context. The Council of the European Union points out the significant discrimination against Roma and in this context calls for that promotion policies over the next decade to eliminate the inequalities of the Roma minority in the EU (The Council of the European Union, 2021). Despite its topicality, the issue of antigypsism is relatively neglected in social psychology, as well as the topic of intergroup relations between Roma and non-Roma. In this literature review, the authors present the current knowledge on the possibilities for improving relations between Roma and non-Roma. First, the authors look at the psychological background of prejudice and theories about its origins, and then devote the main section to the prejudices against the Roma and the ways in which these can be overcome. The study focuses primarily on the starting points of the theory of intergroup contact, the effectiveness of which has been confirmed by a large number of studies. As one of the other possibilities for improving intergroup relations between Roma and non-Roma, the authors present a normative approach that has long been neglected in the psy-chology of intergroup relations. The authors conclude the literature review focusing on the ap-plication potential of the theoretical approaches, i.e. how the findings of current research can be used in practical interventions. |
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