The Neuroscience of Intergroup Relations: Global Perspectives on the Neural Underpinnings of Intergroup Behaviour, Ingroup Bias and Prejudice

This book is the first collection to provide a scientific global overview on the social neuroscience of intergroup relations,and the neural mechanisms that drive processes such as prejudice,racism,and dehumanization. It explains how genes and environment interact to create attitudes between groups and offers practical solutions to reduce ingroup bias and support prosocial behavior between groups.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 132 pages
Publication date: 01 March 2022
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

This groundbreaking book is the first comprehensive collection to provide a scientific global overview on the social neuroscience of intergroup relations, and the neural mechanisms that drive processes such as prejudice, racism, and dehumanization. While intergroup behavior has long been a significant topic in psychology, attention to the underlying neural processes that influence it has often been neglected. If we truly want to understand the driving forces of social behaviors such as racism, bias, and violence between groups, it is essential that we better understand the neuroscience behind these processes. Providing critical insights on these underpinnings, topics covered in the book include the neuroscience of ingroup bias, empathy, dehumanization, competition, ideological bias, and prejudice between groups. As well as explaining how genes and environment interact to create attitudes between groups and how this can lead to different cultures, later chapters also give practical solutions on how to reduce ingroup bias and support prosocial behavior between groups through better neuroscientific understanding.

Featuring contributions from world-leading experts, this is fascinating reading for students and researchers in social psychology and neuroscience, and is ideal for anyone examining intergroup relations from a social neuroscientific perspective, or using social neuroscience methods for the first time.

Weight: 238g
Dimension: 156 x 235 x 18 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780367487140