Foreword - The Policy Implications of the Contact Hypothesis: Interculturalism as a Strategy for Citizenship Making in Diverse Schools

Preface

1. Intergroup Contact, Friendships, and Prejudice: Epistemic and Theoretical Underpinnings for Dialogue Between Psychology and Sociology

2. Is the Contact Effect Related to Age? An Empirical Investigation of French Multilevel Data

3. The Interplay of Minority Group Members’ Positive and Negative Intergroup Contact and its Implications for Intergroup Relations and Inequality

4. Intergroup Friendships and Prejudice: Longitudinal Mediation Effects in German School Children

5. Challenges and Opportunities: Intergroup Contact and the Reduction of Prejudice in Hostile Normative Context

6. Interreligious Friendships in Multicultural Italian Schools

7. Fostering Cross-Ethnic Friendship and Inclusion in Schools: Potential Avenues for Educational Programs

8. The Singularity of Physical Education in Creating Positive Intergroup Contacts in Multi-Ethnic Schools

9. Intergroup Contact, Friendships and Prejudice Reduction in Increasingly Culturally Diverse Communities and Institutions: Final Thoughts