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A Dissonance Intervention To Reduce Implicit Prejudice Against Arab Muslims, Cheryl Alyssa Welch
A Dissonance Intervention To Reduce Implicit Prejudice Against Arab Muslims, Cheryl Alyssa Welch
Masters Theses, 2010-2019
With constant media coverage of hostility in the Middle East, and given recent acts of domestic terrorism such as the attacks of September 11, 2001, it is reasonable to assume that prejudice against the Arab-Muslim population has been increasing in the United States (Moore, 2002). There are many active campaigns advocating for both acceptance and the reduction of various types of prejudice and discrimination in our society. However, the question is if these campaigns are actually successful in their goals. The current study sought to fill this gap by assessing a social intervention on its effectiveness in reducing prejudice towards …