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Attributional Bases of Intergroup Conflict

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The Social Psychology of Intergroup Conflict

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Although many definitions of intergroup conflict include an emphasis on incompatible goals and limited resources (e.g., Coser, 1956; Deutsch, 1973; Sherif, 1966), there is no need to see this aspect of conflict as fundamental (see Condor Brown, this volume). This chapter adopts a broad definition of intergroup conflict (see Hewstone & Giles, 1984), embracing studies on both social competition (achieved by defining the ingroup positively with respect to outgroups) and realistic competition over scarce resources (such as power, prestige, and wealth). While such a definition is not precise, the clarification of conflict becomes very complex when one begins to consider such factors as antecedent conditions of conflict, affective and cognitive states of the individuals involved, and stages of conflict itself (e.g., from latent to manifest; see Plon, 1975). However, this definition includes a wide range of phenomena and thus allows for a detailed examination of the present question of interest — the role of attributions, or causal explanations, in intergroup conflict.

As long as groups are in conflict, the casting of blame by either side will lead to a vicious circle of mutual recriminations.

Muzafer Sherif, 1966, p.115

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  1. Psychologisches Institut, Universität Tübingen, 7400, Tübingen, Federal Republic of Germany

    Wolfgang Stroebe

  2. Department of Psychology, University of Maryland, 20742, College Park, MD, USA

    Arie W. Kruglanski

  3. School of Education, Tel-Aviv University, 69978, Tel-Aviv, Israel

    Daniel Bar-Tal

  4. Department of Psychology, University of Bristol, BS8 1HH, Bristol, England

    Miles Hewstone

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Hewstone, M. (1988). Attributional Bases of Intergroup Conflict. In: Stroebe, W., Kruglanski, A.W., Bar-Tal, D., Hewstone, M. (eds) The Social Psychology of Intergroup Conflict. Springer Series in Social Psychology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-52124-9_3

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