Psychology Program, Difference and Media Project, and Citizen Science Program Present
Allophilia: What It Is, Why It Matters, Where It Comes From
While prejudice is widely studied in the social sciences, there is surprisingly little research on its opposite: intergroup liking. This presentation reports on a program of empirical research on the construct of allophilia, a conceptualization of intergroup liking, and provides support for the utility, validity, and reliability of the Allophilia Scale - a five-factor measure that evaluates engagement, trust, connection, admiration, and respect across group divides. We end with a discussion of the antecedents of allophilia in intergroup relations.
Todd L. Pittinsky is a Professor at the State University of New York Stony Brook and a Senior Lecturer at Harvard. Prior, he was associate professor of public policy at the Harvard Kennedy School where he served as research director for Harvard's Center for Public Leadership. In 2001, he launched the Allophilia Project (www.allophilia.org) to understand and advance attitudes that go beyond tolerance, the subject of his latest book, Us Plus Them: Tapping the Positive Power of Difference (Harvard Business Press). He is the coauthor of Working Fathers (Addison Wesley), editor of Crossing the Divide: Intergroup Leadership in a World of Difference (Harvard Business Press) and coeditor of Restoring Trust in Organizations and Leaders: Enduring Challenges and Emerging Answers (Oxford University Press).
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Location: Olin Language Center, Room 115
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