Building social cohesion between Christians and Muslims through soccer in post-ISIS Iraq

doi:10.1126/science.abb3153

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DOI	10.1126/science.abb3153
	Building social cohesion between Christians and Muslims through soccer in post-ISIS Iraq
	Salma Mousa
	2020-08-14
发表期刊	Science
出版年	2020
英文摘要	It has been theorized that positive intergroup relations can reduce prejudice and facilitate peace. However, supporting empirical evidence is weak, particularly in the context of real-world conflict. Mousa randomized Christian Iraqi refugees to soccer teams that were composed of either all Christian players or a mixture of Christian and Muslim players (see the Perspective by Paluck and Clark). Playing on the same team as Muslims had positive effects on Christian players' attitudes and behaviors toward Muslims within the context of soccer, but these effects did not generalize to non-soccer contexts. These findings have implications for the potential benefits and limits of positive intergroup contact for achieving peace between groups. Science , this issue p. [866][1]; see also p. [769][2] Can intergroup contact build social cohesion after war? I randomly assigned Iraqi Christians displaced by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) to an all-Christian soccer team or to a team mixed with Muslims. The intervention improved behaviors toward Muslim peers: Christians with Muslim teammates were more likely to vote for a Muslim (not on their team) to receive a sportsmanship award, register for a mixed team next season, and train with Muslims 6 months after the intervention. The intervention did not substantially affect behaviors in other social contexts, such as patronizing a restaurant in Muslim-dominated Mosul or attending a mixed social event, nor did it yield consistent effects on intergroup attitudes. Although contact can build tolerant behaviors toward peers within an intervention, building broader social cohesion outside of it is more challenging. [1]: /lookup/doi/10.1126/science.abb3153 [2]: /lookup/doi/10.1126/science.abb9990
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推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Salma Mousa. Building social cohesion between Christians and Muslims through soccer in post-ISIS Iraq[J]. Science,2020.
APA	Salma Mousa.(2020).Building social cohesion between Christians and Muslims through soccer in post-ISIS Iraq.Science.
MLA	Salma Mousa."Building social cohesion between Christians and Muslims through soccer in post-ISIS Iraq".Science (2020).