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Unjudge Someone: Human Library as a Tool to Reduce Prejudice toward Stigmatized Group Members
Basic and Applied Social Psychology ( IF 2.5 ) Pub Date : 2020-07-14 , DOI: 10.1080/01973533.2020.1792298
Sabahat Cigdem Bagci 1 , Olesya Blazhenkova 1
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Abstract Human Library (HL) is a nonprofit community event aimed at increasing awareness and reduction of prejudice toward stigmatized groups in the society. HL implements an unusual methodology in the format of a pretend ‘library’ where HL attendants so-called ‘Readers’ engage in short, face-to-face, direct contact with so-called ‘Books’ who are real individuals from various stigmatized social groups. Although HL has been widely used in various contexts since 2000’s and is recommended as the best practice of integration by European Commission, empirical research testing its effectiveness is limited. Our study presented the findings from four consecutive HL events conducted from 2016 to 2019 in Turkey (total N = 534). Including various control groups, we tested the effectiveness of HL as a direct intergroup contact intervention on affective (trust, empathy), cognitive (knowledge), and behavioral (e.g., willingness to talk to outgroup members) aspects of outgroup attitudes. Findings demonstrated that while overall outgroup attitudes became more positive after HL attendance, unlike merely participating in the event or not attending HL, actual contact (‘Reading a Book’), in particular, improved attitudes toward the target groups. While supporting the overall benefits of HL methodology as a contact intervention, our study demonstrated that HL may be more effective on certain dimensions of attitudes. Practical implications and possible limitations of HL, as well as perspectives for future research were discussed.

中文翻译:

不评判某人:人类图书馆作为减少对被污名化群体成员偏见的工具

摘要 人类图书馆 (HL) 是一项非营利性社区活动,旨在提高认识并减少对社会中被污名化群体的偏见。HL 以假装“图书馆”的形式实施了一种不寻常的方法,其中 HL 服务员所谓的“读者”与所谓的“书籍”进行了简短的、面对面的直接接触,这些人是来自各种污名化社会的真实个体组。尽管自 2000 年以来 HL 已广泛用于各种环境,并被欧盟委员会推荐为最佳整合实践,但对其有效性的实证研究却很有限。我们的研究展示了 2016 年至 2019 年在土耳其进行的四次连续 HL 事件的结果(总 N = 534)。包括各种控制组,我们测试了 HL 作为对情感(信任、移情)、认知(知识)和行为(例如,愿意与外群体成员交谈)方面的外群体态度。调查结果表明,虽然参加 HL 后整体外群体态度变得更加积极,但与仅仅参加活动或不参加 HL 不同,实际接触(“阅读一本书”)尤其改善了对目标群体的态度。虽然支持 HL 方法作为接触干预的整体益处,但我们的研究表明,HL 可能在态度的某些方面更有效。讨论了 HL 的实际意义和可能的局限性,以及对未来研究的展望。调查结果表明,虽然参加 HL 后整体外群体态度变得更加积极,但与仅仅参加活动或不参加 HL 不同,实际接触(“阅读一本书”)尤其改善了对目标群体的态度。虽然支持 HL 方法作为接触干预的整体益处,但我们的研究表明,HL 可能在态度的某些方面更有效。讨论了 HL 的实际意义和可能的局限性,以及对未来研究的展望。调查结果表明,虽然参加 HL 后整体外群体态度变得更加积极,但与仅仅参加活动或不参加 HL 不同,实际接触(“阅读一本书”)尤其改善了对目标群体的态度。虽然支持 HL 方法作为接触干预的整体益处,但我们的研究表明,HL 可能在态度的某些方面更有效。讨论了 HL 的实际意义和可能的局限性,以及对未来研究的展望。我们的研究表明,HL 在态度的某些方面可能更有效。讨论了 HL 的实际意义和可能的局限性,以及对未来研究的展望。我们的研究表明,HL 在态度的某些方面可能更有效。讨论了 HL 的实际意义和可能的局限性,以及对未来研究的展望。
更新日期:2020-07-14
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