Theories of Intergroup Relations

As the world faces an array of increasingly pervasive and dangerous social conflicts--race riots, ethnic cleansing, the threat of terrorism, labor disputes, and violence against women, children, and the elderly, to name a few--the study of how groups relate has taken on a role of vital importance to our society. In this thoroughly updated and expanded second edition, major international theoretical orientations to intergroup relations are outlined and critiqued, with particular attention given to exciting new developments in the field. Changes in approach to such enduring social issues as discrimination are discussed, and new sections focus on emerging topics including affirmative action, tokenism, and multiculturalism.

DONALD M. TAYLOR is Professor of Psychology at McGill University, Montreal, Canada. He has published prolifically in Canadian, American, European, and Asian journals. He is coauthor ofCoping with Cultural and Racial Diversity in Urban America (with W.E. Lambert) andSocial Psychology in Cross-Cultural Perpsective (with F.M. Moghaddam and S.C. Wright).

FATHALI M. MOGHADDAM is a Social Psychologist on the faculty of Georgetown University./e Professor Moghaddam previously taught at McGill University and Tehran University, and has also worked for the United Nations Development Program. He is coauthor ofSocial Psychology in Cross-Cultural Perspective (with D.M. Taylor and S.C. Wright) and numerous papers and scientific journals.