“If groups could come together in low-anxiety situations, they discovered, these strangers would have the chance to empathize with one another... Most policies are enacted witht he assumption that a change in attitude will lead to a change in behaviour, but in the case of intergroup conflict, it is the change in behaviour- in the form of contact - that will most likely change attitudes.” PoliticalPsychologyEvolutionary PsychologyLiberalSurvival Of The FriendliestBrian HareVanessa Woods Author:Brian Hare Vanessa Woods
“While our species converged with bonobos in our friendliness toward strangers, in humans, this friendliness extends only to some strangers. Love for our own groups enhances our fear and aggression toward strangers with a different identity.” SciencePoliticalPsychologyEvolutionReflectiveLiberalSurvival Of The Friendliest Author:Brian Hare Vanessa Woods