Computer-mediated communication and the reduction of prejudice: A controlled longitudinal field experiment among Jews and Arabs in Israel

• Main Authors: Walther, Joseph Bart, Hoter, Elaine, Ganayem, Asmaa, Shonfeld, Miri
• Other Authors: Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2015
• Subjects: DRNTU::Social sciences::Communication::Communication theories and models; DRNTU::Engineering::Computer science and engineering::Computer applications::Social and behavioral sciences
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/80900; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/38877
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

The promise of computer-mediated communication (CMC) to reduce intergroup prejudice has generated mixed results. Theories of CMC yield alternative and mutually exclusive explanations about mechanisms by which CMC fosters relationships online with potential to ameliorate prejudice. This research test...