Linda Tropp, associate professor of psychology and a CPPA faculty affiliate, is the co-author of a new book, When Groups Meet: The Dynamics of Intergroup Contact.
In the book, Tropp and collaborator Thomas Pettigrew examine a range of research findings about what occurs when diverse groups interact, and use their extensive meta-analysis of the intergroup contact literature to address such questions as “Does intergroup contact reduce prejudice?”
The book is part of the Essays in Social Psychology Series published by Psychology Press. Tropp is also director of the Psychology of Peace and Violence Program at UMass Amherst and a member of the UMass Public Engagement Project Steering Committee. Additional information about the book and an order form is available at Psychology Press.