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intergroup relations  

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  • Intergroup relations involve the feelings, evaluations, beliefs, and behaviors that groups and their members have toward another group and its members. Negative intergroup relations typically involve prejudice (negative feelings and evaluations), stereotypes (beliefs about groups and their members), and discrimination (unfair treatment). [Source: Encyclopedia of Industrial and Organizational Psychology; Intergroup Relations]

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