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But how does it develop? Adopting a sociocultural lens to the development of intergroup bias among children

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 August 2019

Niamh McLoughlin  and
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Niamh McLoughlin
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Wheelock College of Education and Human Development, Boston University, MA 02215. niamhmc@bu.edukcorriv@bu.eduhttp://www.bu.edu/wheelock/profile/niamh-mcloughlin/https://www.bu.edu/wheelock/profile/kathleen-corriveau/
Kathleen H. Corriveau
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Wheelock College of Education and Human Development, Boston University, MA 02215. niamhmc@bu.edukcorriv@bu.eduhttp://www.bu.edu/wheelock/profile/niamh-mcloughlin/https://www.bu.edu/wheelock/profile/kathleen-corriveau/
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Abstract

We argue that adopting a sociocultural lens to the origins of intergroup bias is important for understanding the nature of attacking and defending behavior at a group level. We specifically propose that the potential divergence in the development of in-group affiliation and out-group derogation supports De Dreu and Gross's framework but does indicate that more emphasis on early sociocultural input is required.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 42 , 2019 , e131
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