The pitfalls of empathy as a default intergroup interaction strategy: Distinct effects of trying to empathize with a lower status outgroup member who does versus does not express distress

Journal of Experimental Social Psychology

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 519-524

  Vorauer, Jacquie D ^a   Sasaki, Stacey J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Empathy; Intergroup interaction; Perspective taking; Prejudice

Indexed keywords

EID: 84857141161     PISSN: 00221031     EISSN: 10960465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jesp.2011.11.001     Document Type: Article

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