"Unlearning Fear of Out-Group Others" by Terry A. Maroney

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Unlearning Fear of Out-Group Others

Law and Contemporary Problems

Terry A. Maroney

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Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1-1-2009

Keywords

conflict management,
intergroup relations,
fear

Disciplines

Gender, Race, Sexuality, and Ethnicity in Communication and
Law

Abstract

In this brief Comment, Maroney offers a perspective based in the scientific study of fear and social-group judgment. She discusses research showing that humans display heightened, persistent fear responses to "outgroup" faces, and suggests ways in which such research might inform our assessment of intergroup conflict resolution. Comment responsive to Douglas H. Yarn & Gregory Todd Jones, A Biological Approach to Understanding Resistance to Apology, Forgiveness, and Reconciliation in Group Conflict, 72 Law & Contemp. Probs. 63 (2009).

Citation Information

Terry A. Maroney. "Unlearning Fear of Out-Group Others" Law and Contemporary Problems Vol. 72 (2009) p. 83 ISSN: 0023-9186
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/terry-maroney/2/