Reducing Prejudice

Reducing

Prejudice

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The following materials relate to prejudice reduction and social justice. To learn more about an item or to purchase a book, please click on its title. As an Amazon Associate, up to 15% of all book purchases made through Amazon.com (by clicking a link below and ordering the book online) will go toward supporting this website.

For additional reading materials on this topic, please see the continuously updated Prejudice and Conflict Reduction Reference Database maintained by Professor Elizabeth Paluck of Princeton University.

Prejudice Reduction Strategies Across the Lifespan

Unraveling Bias: How Prejudice Has Shaped Children for Generations and Why It's Time to Break the Cycle

Brown, C. S. (2021). Unraveling Bias: How Prejudice Has Shaped Children for Generations and Why It's Time to Break the Cycle. BenBella Books.

The Person You Mean to Be: How Good People Fight Bias

Chugh, D. (2018). The Person You Mean to Be: How Good People Fight Bias. Harper Business.

Healing Bias: Your Guide to Individual, Interpersonal, and Institutional Change

Crawford, D. E. (2025). Healing Bias: Your Guide to Individual, Interpersonal, and Institutional Change. W. W. Norton and Company.

The Leader's Guide to Unconscious Bias: How To Reframe Bias, Cultivate Connection, and Create High-Performing Teams

Fuller, P., Murphy, M., & Chow, A. (2023). The Leader's Guide to Unconscious Bias: How To Reframe Bias, Cultivate Connection, and Create High-Performing Teams (trade paperback ed.). Simon & Schuster Paperbacks.

Reducing Intergroup Bias: The Common Ingroup Identity Model

Gaertner, S. L., & Dovidio, J. F. (2000). Reducing Intergroup Bias: The Common Ingroup Identity Model. Psychology Press.

Psychological Intergroup Interventions: Evidence-Based Approaches to Improve Intergroup Relations

Halperin, E., Hameiri, B., & Littman, R. (Eds.). (2025). Psychological Intergroup Interventions: Evidence-Based Approaches to Improve Intergroup Relations. Routledge.

The End of Bias: A Beginning: How We Eliminate Unconscious Bias and Create a More Just World

Nordell, J. (2022). The End of Bias: A Beginning: How We Eliminate Unconscious Bias and Create a More Just World (paperback ed.). Metropolitan Books.

Us Plus Them: Tapping the Positive Power of Difference

Pittinsky, T. L. (2012). Us Plus Them: Tapping the Positive Power of Difference. Harvard Business Press.

Enhancing Justice: Reducing Bias

Redfield, S. E. (Ed.). (2018). Enhancing Justice: Reducing Bias (paperback ed.). American Bar Association.

Everyday Bias: Identifying and Navigating Unconscious Judgments in Our Daily Lives

Ross, H. J. (2020). Everyday Bias: Identifying and Navigating Unconscious Judgments in Our Daily Lives (updated ed.). Rowman & Littlefield.

Using Intergroup Contact to Fight Prejudice and Negative Attitudes: Psychological Perspectives

Vezzali, L., & Stathi, S. (2021). Using Intergroup Contact to Fight Prejudice and Negative Attitudes: Psychological Perspectives.

Say the Right Thing: How to Talk About Identity, Diversity, and Justice

Yoshino, K., & Glasgow, D. (2025). Say the Right Thing: How to Talk About Identity, Diversity, and Justice. Simon Acumen.

Brown, C. S. (2021). Unraveling Bias: How Prejudice Has Shaped Children for Generations and Why It’s Time to Break the Cycle. BenBella Books.
Cekic, Ö. (2020). Overcoming Hate Through Dialogue: Confronting Prejudice, Racism, and Bigotry with Conversation―and Coffee. Mango.
Chugh, D. (2018). The Person You Mean to Be: How Good People Fight Bias. Harper Business.
Crawford, D. E. (2025). Healing Bias: Your Guide to Individual, Interpersonal, and Institutional Change. W. W. Norton and Company.
Fuller, P., Murphy, M., & Chow, A. (2023). The Leader’s Guide to Unconscious Bias: How To Reframe Bias, Cultivate Connection, and Create High-Performing Teams (trade paperback ed.). Simon & Schuster Paperbacks.
Gaertner, S. L., & Dovidio, J. F. (2000). Reducing Intergroup Bias: The Common Ingroup Identity Model. Psychology Press.
Halperin, E., Hameiri, B., & Littman, R. (Eds.). (2025). Psychological Intergroup Interventions: Evidence-Based Approaches to Improve Intergroup Relations. Routledge.
Nordell, J. (2022). The End of Bias: A Beginning: How We Eliminate Unconscious Bias and Create a More Just World (paperback ed.). Metropolitan Books.
Pittinsky, T. L. (2012). Us Plus Them: Tapping the Positive Power of Difference. Harvard Business Press.
Redfield, S. E. (Ed.). (2018). Enhancing Justice: Reducing Bias (paperback ed.). American Bar Association.
Ross, H. J. (2020). Everyday Bias: Identifying and Navigating Unconscious Judgments in Our Daily Lives (updated ed.). Rowman & Littlefield.
Vezzali, L., & Stathi, S. (2021). Using Intergroup Contact to Fight Prejudice and Negative Attitudes: Psychological Perspectives.
Yoshino, K., & Glasgow, D. (2025). Say the Right Thing: How to Talk About Identity, Diversity, and Justice. Simon Acumen.

Educational Approaches

Teaching for Diversity and Social Justice

Adams, M., Bell, L. A., Goodman, D. J., Shlasko, D., Briggs, R. R., & Pacheco, R. (Eds.). (2023). Teaching for Diversity and Social Justice (4th ed.). Routledge.

Cooperation in the Classroom: The Jigsaw Method

Aronson, E., & Patnoe, S. (2011). Cooperation in the Classroom: The Jigsaw Method (3rd ed.). London: Pinter & Martin, Ltd.

Intergroup Contact, Friendships and Prejudice Reduction in Multiethnic Schools and Communities

Bergamaschi, A., & Pica, C. (Eds.). (2025). Intergroup Contact, Friendships and Prejudice Reduction in Multiethnic Schools and Communities. Routledge.

Beyond Conversations About Race: A Guide for Discussions With Students, Teachers, and Communities

Collado, W., Hollie, S., Isiah, R., Jackson, Y., Muhammad, A., Reeves, D., & Williams, K. C. (2021). Beyond Conversations About Race: A Guide for Discussions With Students, Teachers, and Communities. Solution Tree Press.

Multiculturalism on Campus: Theory, Models, and Practices for Understanding Diversity and Creating Inclusion

Cuyjet, M. J., Linder, C., Howard-Hamilton, M. F., & Cooper, D. L. (Eds.). (2023). Multiculturalism on Campus: Theory, Models, and Practices for Understanding Diversity and Creating Inclusion (2nd ed.). Routledge.

Culturally Responsive Teaching: Theory, Research, and Practice

Gay, G. (2018). Culturally Responsive Teaching: Theory, Research, and Practice (3rd ed.). Teachers College Press.

Teaching Justice: Solving Social Justice Problems Through University Education

Holsinger, K. (2016). Teaching Justice: Solving Social Justice Problems Through University Education. Ashgate Publishing.

Start Where You Are, But Don't Stay There: Understanding Diversity, Opportunity Gaps, and Teaching in Today's Classrooms

Milner, H. R. (2020). Start Where You Are, But Don't Stay There: Understanding Diversity, Opportunity Gaps, and Teaching in Today's Classrooms (2nd ed.). Harvard Education Press.

CHANGE! A Guide to Teaching Social Action

Myers-Lipton, S. (2022). CHANGE! A Guide to Teaching Social Action. Routledge.

Adams, M., Bell, L. A., Goodman, D. J., Shlasko, D., Briggs, R. R., & Pacheco, R. (Eds.). (2023). Teaching for Diversity and Social Justice (4th ed.). Routledge.
Aronson, E., & Patnoe, S. (2011). Cooperation in the Classroom: The Jigsaw Method (3rd ed.). London: Pinter & Martin, Ltd.
Bergamaschi, A., & Pica, C. (Eds.). (2025). Intergroup Contact, Friendships and Prejudice Reduction in Multiethnic Schools and Communities. Routledge.
Collado, W., Hollie, S., Isiah, R., Jackson, Y., Muhammad, A., Reeves, D., & Williams, K. C. (2021). Beyond Conversations About Race: A Guide for Discussions With Students, Teachers, and Communities. Solution Tree Press.
Cuyjet, M. J., Linder, C., Howard-Hamilton, M. F., & Cooper, D. L. (Eds.). (2023). Multiculturalism on Campus: Theory, Models, and Practices for Understanding Diversity and Creating Inclusion (2nd ed.). Routledge.
Gay, G. (2018). Culturally Responsive Teaching: Theory, Research, and Practice (3rd ed.). Teachers College Press.
Harris, D. (2023). The Antiracist School Leader: What to Know, Say, and Do. Solution Tree Press.
Holsinger, K. (2016). Teaching Justice: Solving Social Justice Problems Through University Education. Ashgate Publishing.
Mallett, R. K., & Monteith, M. J. (Eds.). (2019). Confronting Prejudice and Discrimination: The Science of Changing Minds and Behaviors. Academic Press.
Milner, H. R. (2020). Start Where You Are, But Don’t Stay There: Understanding Diversity, Opportunity Gaps, and Teaching in Today’s Classrooms (2nd ed.). Harvard Education Press.
Myers-Lipton, S. (2022). CHANGE! A Guide to Teaching Social Action. Routledge.

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

How to Be an Inclusive Leader: Your Role in Creating Cultures of Belonging Where Everyone Can Thrive

Brown, J. (2022). How to Be an Inclusive Leader: Your Role in Creating Cultures of Belonging Where Everyone Can Thrive. Berrett-Koehler Publishers.

Organizational Theory for Equity and Diversity: Leading Integrated, Socially Just Education

Capper, C. A. (2018). Organizational Theory for Equity and Diversity: Leading Integrated, Socially Just Education. Routledge.

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion for Dummies

Davis, S. (2022). Diversity, Equity & Inclusion for Dummies. John Wiley & Sons.

Diversity Beyond Lip Service: A Coaching Guide for Challenging Bias

Harris, L. (2019). Diversity Beyond Lip Service: A Coaching Guide for Challenging Bias. Berrett-Koehler Publishers.

Professional Learning for Diversity, Equity and Democracy: Big Ideas for Better Schools

Heinz, M., Rodríguez-Entrena, M. J., & Ruairc, G. M. (Eds.).(2025). Professional Learning for Diversity, Equity and Democracy: Big Ideas for Better Schools. Routledge.

Managing Diversity: Toward a Globally Inclusive Workplace

Mor Barak, M. E. (2022). Managing Diversity: Toward a Globally Inclusive Workplace (5th ed.). Sage Publications.

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion for Trainers: Fostering DEI in the Workplace

Morukian, M. (2022). Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion for Trainers: Fostering DEI in the Workplace. ATD Press.

Diversity and Inclusion Matters: Tactics and Tools to Inspire Equity and Game-Changing Performance

Thompson, J. R. (2022). Diversity and Inclusion Matters: Tactics and Tools to Inspire Equity and Game-Changing Performance. Wiley.

DEI Deconstructed: Your No-Nonsense Guide to Doing the Work and Doing It Right

Zheng, L. (2024). DEI Deconstructed: Your No-Nonsense Guide to Doing the Work and Doing It Right. Berrett-Koehler Publishers.

Brown, J. (2022). How to Be an Inclusive Leader: Your Role in Creating Cultures of Belonging Where Everyone Can Thrive. Berrett-Koehler Publishers.
Capper, C. A. (2018). Organizational Theory for Equity and Diversity: Leading Integrated, Socially Just Education. Routledge.
Davis, S. (2022). Diversity, Equity & Inclusion for Dummies. John Wiley & Sons.
Harris, L. (2019). Diversity Beyond Lip Service: A Coaching Guide for Challenging Bias. Berrett-Koehler Publishers.
Heinz, M., Rodríguez-Entrena, M. J., & Ruairc, G. M. (Eds.).(2025). Professional Learning for Diversity, Equity and Democracy: Big Ideas for Better Schools. Routledge.
Mor Barak, M. E. (2022). Managing Diversity: Toward a Globally Inclusive Workplace (5th ed.). Sage Publications.
Morukian, M. (2022). Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion for Trainers: Fostering DEI in the Workplace. ATD Press.
Rodgers, J. O., & Kangas, L. L. (2022). Diversity Training That Generates Real Change: Inclusive Approaches That Benefit Individuals, Business, and Society. Berrett-Koehler Publishers.
Thompson, J. R. (2022). Diversity and Inclusion Matters: Tactics and Tools to Inspire Equity and Game-Changing Performance. Wiley.
Zheng, L. (2024). DEI Deconstructed: Your No-Nonsense Guide to Doing the Work and Doing It Right. Berrett-Koehler Publishers.

Cultivating Empathy

The Power of Kindness: Why Empathy Is Essential in Everyday Life

Goldman, B. (2019). The Power of Kindness: Why Empathy Is Essential in Everyday Life (paperback ed.). HarperCollins.

Empathy: What It Is and Why It Matters

Howe, D. (2013). Empathy: What It Is and Why It Matters. New York: Palgrave Macmillan.

Empathy: Why It Matters, and How to Get It

Krznaric, R. (2015). Empathy: Why It Matters, and How to Get It (trade paperback ed.). Perigee.

The Lessons of Ubuntu: How an African Philosophy Can Inspire Racial Healing in America

Mathabane, M. (2018). The Lessons of Ubuntu: How an African Philosophy Can Inspire Racial Healing in America. Skyhorse.

The Art of Empathy: A Complete Guide to Life's Most Essential Skill

Mclaren, K. (2013). The Art of Empathy: A Complete Guide to Life's Most Essential Skill (paprback ed.). Sounds True.

The Empathy Effect: Seven Neuroscience-Based Keys for Transforming the Way We Live, Love, Work, and Connect Across Differences

Riess, H., with Neporent, L. (2018). The Empathy Effect: Seven Neuroscience-Based Keys for Transforming the Way We Live, Love, Work, and Connect Across Differences. Sounds True.

Born for Love: Why Empathy Is Essential—and Endangered

Szalavitz, M., & Perry, B. D. (2011). Born for Love: Why Empathy Is Essential—and Endangered (paperback ed.). Harper.

The Empathy Diaries: A Memoir

Turkle, S, (2022). The Empathy Diaries: A Memoir. Penguin Books.

Applied Empathy: The New Language of Leadership

Ventura, M. (2019). Applied Empathy: The New Language of Leadership. Atria Paperback.

The War for Kindness: Building Empathy in a Fractured World

Zaki, J. (2020). The War for Kindness: Building Empathy in a Fractured World. Broadway Books.

Goldman, B. (2019). The Power of Kindness: Why Empathy Is Essential in Everyday Life (paperback ed.). HarperCollins.
Howe, D. (2013). Empathy: What It Is and Why It Matters. New York: Palgrave Macmillan.
Ickes, W. (Ed.). (1997). Empathic Accuracy. Guilford Press.
Krznaric, R. (2015). Empathy: Why It Matters, and How to Get It (trade paperback ed.). Perigee.
Mathabane, M. (2018). The Lessons of Ubuntu: How an African Philosophy Can Inspire Racial Healing in America. Skyhorse.
Mclaren, K. (2013). The Art of Empathy: A Complete Guide to Life’s Most Essential Skill (paprback ed.). Sounds True.
Riess, H., with Neporent, L. (2018). The Empathy Effect: Seven Neuroscience-Based Keys for Transforming the Way We Live, Love, Work, and Connect Across Differences. Sounds True.
Szalavitz, M., & Perry, B. D. (2011). Born for Love: Why Empathy Is Essential—and Endangered (paperback ed.). Harper.
Turkle, S, (2022). The Empathy Diaries: A Memoir. Penguin Books.
Ventura, M. (2019). Applied Empathy: The New Language of Leadership. Atria Paperback.
Zaki, J. (2020). The War for Kindness: Building Empathy in a Fractured World. Broadway Books.

Activism and Social Change

How to Change the World: Social Entrepreneurs and the Power of New Ideas

Bornstein, D. (2007). How to Change the World: Social Entrepreneurs and the Power of New Ideas (updated ed.). Oxford University Press.

Building Powerful Community Organizations: A Personal Guide to Creating Groups that Can Solve Problems and Change the World

Brown, M. J. (2007). Building Powerful Community Organizations: A Personal Guide to Creating Groups that Can Solve Problems and Change the World. Long Haul Press.

Overcoming Hate Through Dialogue: Confronting Prejudice, Racism, and Bigotry with Conversation―and Coffee

Cekic, Ö. (2020). Overcoming Hate Through Dialogue: Confronting Prejudice, Racism, and Bigotry with Conversation―and Coffee. Mango.

Social Justice for the Sensitive Soul: How to Change the World in Quiet Ways

Cheng-Tozun, D. (2023). Social Justice for the Sensitive Soul: How to Change the World in Quiet Ways. Broadleaf Books.

Change of Heart: What Psychology Can Teach Us About Spreading Social Change

Cooney, N. (2011). Change of Heart: What Psychology Can Teach Us About Spreading Social Change. Lantern Books.

Communicating for Social Change: Meaning, Power, and Resistance

Dutta, M. J., & Zapata, D. B. (Eds.). (2019). Communicating for Social Change: Meaning, Power, and Resistance. Palgrave Macmillan.

The Purpose of Power: How We Come Together When We Fall Apart

Garza, A. (2021). The Purpose of Power: How We Come Together When We Fall Apart (trade paperback ed.). One World.

Prisms of the People: Power & Organizing in Twenty-First-Century America

Han, H., McKenna, E., & Oyakawa, M. (2021). Prisms of the People: Power & Organizing in Twenty-First-Century America. University of Chicago Press.

The New Science of Social Change: A Modern Handbook for Activists

Mueller, L. (2024). The New Science of Social Change: A Modern Handbook for Activists. Beacon Press.

CHANGE! A Student Guide to Social Action

Myers-Lipton, S. (2023). CHANGE! A Student Guide to Social Action (2nd ed.). Routledge.

Hope in the Dark: Untold Histories, Wild Possibilities

Solnit, R. (2016). Hope in the Dark: Untold Histories, Wild Possibilities (3rd ed.). Haymarket Books.

Micro Activism: How You Can Make a Difference in the World Without a Bullhorn

Williams, O. L. (2023). Micro Activism: How You Can Make a Difference in the World Without a Bullhorn. Storey Publishing.

Bornstein, D. (2007). How to Change the World: Social Entrepreneurs and the Power of New Ideas (updated ed.). Oxford University Press.
Brown, M. J. (2007). Building Powerful Community Organizations: A Personal Guide to Creating Groups that Can Solve Problems and Change the World. Long Haul Press.
Cekic, Ö. (2020). Overcoming Hate Through Dialogue: Confronting Prejudice, Racism, and Bigotry with Conversation―and Coffee. Mango.
Cheng-Tozun, D. (2023). Social Justice for the Sensitive Soul: How to Change the World in Quiet Ways. Broadleaf Books.
Cooney, N. (2011). Change of Heart: What Psychology Can Teach Us About Spreading Social Change. Lantern Books.
Dutta, M. J., & Zapata, D. B. (Eds.). (2019). Communicating for Social Change: Meaning, Power, and Resistance. Palgrave Macmillan.
Garza, A. (2021). The Purpose of Power: How We Come Together When We Fall Apart (trade paperback ed.). One World.
Han, H., McKenna, E., & Oyakawa, M. (2021). Prisms of the People: Power & Organizing in Twenty-First-Century America. University of Chicago Press.
Mueller, L. (2024). The New Science of Social Change: A Modern Handbook for Activists. Beacon Press.
Myers-Lipton, S. (2023). CHANGE! A Student Guide to Social Action (2nd ed.). Routledge.
Solnit, R. (2016). Hope in the Dark: Untold Histories, Wild Possibilities (3rd ed.). Haymarket Books.
Williams, O. L. (2023). Micro Activism: How You Can Make a Difference in the World Without a Bullhorn. Storey Publishing.

Scholarly Journals

Action Research (forum for participatory action-oriented inquiry)
Cultural Diversity & Ethnic Minority Psychology (APA Division 45 journal)
Group Processes & Intergroup Relations (interdisciplinary journal)
Intercultural Education (IAIE journal)
International Journal of Intercultural Relations (interdisciplinary)
International Journal of Multicultural Education (Eastern University)
Journal of Diversity in Higher Education (APA/NADOHE journal)
Journal of Social Issues (Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues)
Multicultural Perspectives (National Association for Multicultural Education)
Patterns of Prejudice (covers wide variety of prejudices)
Social Issues and Policy Review (SPSSI journal)
Social Movement Studies (international interdisciplinary journal)

Magazines and E-Zines

Activism and Antiracism

Adbusters (magazine and network of social justice activists)
Briarpatch (magazine on grassroots politics and culture)
ColorLines (magazine on race, culture, and organizing)
Common Dreams (igniting change for the common good)
Dissent (magazine on political argument and ideas)
Geez (print and digital magazine on contemplative cultural resistance)
In These Times (biweekly magazine of news, opinion, and politics)
SCLC Magazine (civil rights magazine published since 1971)
shado (print + online magazine on social justice and collective liberation)
The EDU Ledger (previously Diverse: Issues in Higher Education)
The Multiracial Activist (social and civil liberty e-zine)
The Forge (building progressive connections and community)
The Progressive (magazine on peace, social justice, and political change)
YES! (“solutions journalism” aimed at systemic, structural change)

Social Justice

Affinity Magazine (teen journalism on social justice, politics, and culture)
Commonweal (Catholic magazine on politics, religion, and social justice)
Greater Good Magazine (broad coverage on diversity and social justice)
Learning for Justice (magazine of the Southern Poverty Law Center)
Rethinking Schools (magazine and social justice organization)
Sojourners (Christian magazine and organization devoted to social justice)
Solstice (magazine dedicated to amplifying marginalized voices)
The Homeless Advocate (on homelessness, inequality, and advocacy)
The Sun (independent, ad-free magazine covering social justice)
The Upstream Journal (on human rights and social justice)

Other Publications

Newsletters and E-Letters

Community Change Action Newsletter (email-based)
+++++endprejudice Newsletter (crafting a future without prejudice)
Facing History and Ourselves (offers multiple newsletters)
Greenlining Institute Newsletter (free e-letter)
Learning for Justice Newsletter (Southern Poverty Law Center)
National Network for Immigrant and Refugee Rights Newsletter (free)
Poverty & Race Research Action Council (e-news and updates)
RainbowPUSH Coalition Newsletter (available online)
Rising Up With Sonali (free e-letter)
The Multiracial Activist Newsletter (digest of news, events, and more)

Articles, Essays, and Reports

Research Reviews on Prejudice Reduction

Chaney, K. E., Sanchez, D. T., Alt, N. P., & Shih, M. J. (2021). The breadth of confrontations as a prejudice-reduction strategy. Social Psychological and Personality Science, 12(3), 314-322.
Chen, R., & White, F. A. (2024). The future of prejudice reduction research: A critical review of the role of virtual reality (VR). Computers in Human Behavior, 152, 108073.
Devine, P. G., Ash, T. L., & Scott, K. E. (2025). Prejudice reduction. In D. T. Gilbert, S. T. Fiske, E. J. Finkel, & W. B. Mendes (Eds.), The handbook of social psychology (6th ed.). Situational Press.
Hsieh, W., Faulkner, N., & Wickes, R. (2021). What reduces prejudice in the real world? A meta-analysis of prejudice reduction field experiments. British Journal of Social Psychology, 61(3), 689-710.
Paluck, E. L., & Green, D. P. (2009). Prejudice reduction: What works? A review and assessment of research and practice. Annual Review of Psychology, 60, 339-367.
Paluck, E. L., Porat, R., Clark, C. S., & Green, D. P. (2021). Prejudice reduction: Progress and challenges. Annual Review of Psychology, 72, 533-560.
Rösler, I. K., & Amodio, D. M. (2022). Neural basis of prejudice and prejudice reduction. Biological Psychiatry: Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging, 7(12), 1200-1208.
Verkuyten, M., Yogeeswaran, K., & Adelman, L. (2020). Toleration and prejudice‐reduction: Two ways of improving intergroup relations. European Journal of Social Psychology, 50(2), 239-255.

Empathy and Perspective Taking

Bobba, B., & Crocetti, E. (2022). “I feel you!”: The role of empathic competences in reducing ethnic prejudice among adolescents. Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 51, 1970-1982.
Chen, V. H. H., & Ibasco, G. C. (2023). All it takes is empathy: How virtual reality perspective-taking influences intergroup attitudes and stereotypes. Frontiers in Psychology, 14:1265284.
DeBerry, J. A., Adams, E. M., Cascalheira, C. J., & Hitter, T. L. (2023). The effectiveness of didactic and perspective-taking interventions on reducing multiple dimensions of heterosexism. Journal of Homosexuality, 70(10), 2295-2318.
Gabrielli, S., Catalano, M. G., Maricchiolo, F., Paolini, D., & Perucchini, P. (2022). Reducing implicit prejudice towards migrants in fifth grade pupils: Efficacy of a multi-faceted school-based program. Social Psychology of Education, 25, 425-440.
Hecht, M., Kloß, A., & Bartsch, A. (2022). Stopping the stigma. How empathy and reflectiveness can help reduce mental health stigma. Media Psychology, 25(3), 367-386.
Kalla, J. L., & Broockman, D. E. (2023). Which narrative strategies durably reduce prejudice? Evidence from field and survey experiments supporting the efficacy of perspective-getting. American Journal of Political Science, 67, 185-204.
Laurin, R., & Bernache-Assollant, I. (2026). Perspective taking and sexism in job interviews: Effect of self/other perspective taking and traditional/immersive media. International Journal of Human–Computer Interaction, 42(4), 2717-2734.
Martin, K. J., & Johnson, K. L. (2024). You can’t dismantle what you don’t recognize: The effect of learning critical Black history in healthcare on perspective-taking. Journal of Experimental Psychology: General, 153(11), 2631-2641.
Matera, C., Nerini, A., Di Gesto, C., Policardo, G. R., Maratia, F., Dalla Verde, S., … & Brown, R. (2021). Put yourself in my wheelchair: Perspective‐taking can reduce prejudice toward people with disabilities and other stigmatized groups. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 51(3), 273-285.
Soral, W., Malinowska, K., & Bilewicz, M. (2022). The role of empathy in reducing hate speech proliferation. Two contact-based interventions in online and off-line settings. Peace and Conflict: Journal of Peace Psychology, 28(3), 361-371.
Stel, M., & Unterweger, A. (2025). Towards sustainability by reducing speciesism: The effect of a prejudice-based intervention on people’s attitudes and behaviours towards animals. British Journal of Social Psychology, 64(2), e12864.
Weyant, J. (2019). Reducing implicit bias toward non-native speakers of English via perspective taking. Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences, 41(4), 542-549.

Diversity Training

Arslan, C., Chang, E. H., Chilazi, S., Bohnet, I., & Hauser, O. P. (2025). Behaviorally designed training leads to more diverse hiring. Science, 387(6732), 364-366.
Ash, T. L., & Maguire, S. C. (2024). A scoping review of diversity training for teachers: The potential for school psychology. School Psychology Review, 53(4), 382-399.
Devine, P. G., & Ash, T. L. (2022). Diversity training goals, limitations, and promise: A review of the multidisciplinary literature. Annual Review of Psychology, 73, 403-429.
He, J. C., Keller, B. B., & Kang, S. K. (2025). Bridging individual-level and system-level approaches to advance psychology-based diversity initiatives. Nature Reviews Psychology, 4, 702-717.
Lai, C. K., & Lisnek, J. A. (2023). The impact of implicit-bias-oriented diversity training on police officers’ beliefs, motivations, and actions. Psychological Science, 34(4), 424-434.
Onyeador, I. N., Hudson, S. K. T., & Lewis Jr., N. A. (2021). Moving beyond implicit bias training: Policy insights for increasing organizational diversity. Policy Insights from the Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 8(1), 19-26.
Wang, M. L., Gomes, A., Rosa, M., Copeland, P., & Santana, V. J. (2024). A systematic review of diversity, equity, and inclusion and antiracism training studies: Findings and future directions. Translational Behavioral Medicine, 14(3), 156-171.
Weiss, C. M., Ran, S., & Halperin, E. (2023). Educating for inclusion: Diversity education programs can reduce prejudice toward outgroups in Israel. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 120 (16), 1-7.
Taylor, W., & Cox, L. (2023). Developing scientifically validated bias and diversity trainings that work: Empowering agents of change to reduce bias, create inclusion, and promote equity. Management Decision, 61(4), 1038-1061.

Videos

Would You Protest Anti-Muslim Discrimination?

This clip shows a hidden camera experiment from the ABC News program What Would You Do? with John Quiñones. Social psychologist John Dovidio analyzes bystander reactions to scripted anti-Muslim comments made by a clerk in a Texas roadside bakery. In the end, the video reports that 13 bystanders protested, 6 sided with the clerk, and 22 remained silent.

Time: 9:41 | Source: ABC News

Would You Object to Racial Profiling in a Clothing Store?

This segment of What Would You Do? explores bystander reactions to racial discrimination when Black customers are mistreated in an upscale clothing store in the heart of Wall Street. In a special twist, the program not only invites Daymond John, star of Shark Tank, to analyze the interactions caught on hidden video but to play the role himself of a customer in the store.

Time: 9:06 | Source: ABC News

How to Tell People They Sound Racist

Jay Smooth, founder of the hip-hop radio show Underground Railroad, offers advice on responding to racism. “The most important thing,” he says, is to “remember the difference between the ‘what they did’ conversation and the ‘what they are’ conversation.” He describes the first conversation as useful and the second as “a rhetorical Bermuda Triangle where everything drowns in a sea of empty posturing.”

Time: 3:00 | Source: Jay Smooth

Outrageous Acts for Simple Justice

Movies, television programs, and cartoons often stereotype Native Americans as bloodthirsty savages, stoic chiefs, wise medicine men, or submissive Indian princesses. In this video clip, experts discuss the causes and consequences of these racial stereotypes.

Time: 1:33 | Source: Women’s Media Center

Student Won’t Pledge Allegiance Until All Have Liberty and Justice

In this CNN interview, Arkansas 5th grader Will Phillips explains why he refused to recite the pledge of allegiance at school: “I looked at the end [of the pledge], and it said ‘with liberty and justice for all,’ and there really isn’t liberty and justice for all… Gays and lesbians can’t marry. There’s still a lot of racism and sexism.”

Time: 7:10 | Source: CNN

Wangari Maathai: “I Will Be a Hummingbird”

In this clip from DIRT! The Movie, Nobel Peace Prize winner Wangara Maathai tells the story of a hummingbird who, drop by drop, works to extinguish a huge forest fire. When other animals claim that the bird too small to make a difference, the hummingbird responds, “I am doing the best I can!” Maathai, who has fought deforestation effectively herself in Kenya by planting trees seed by seed, calls on viewers to be hummingbirds even when they feel insignificant or overwhelmed.

Time: 2:01 | Source: DIRT! The Movie

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