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Modern Racism Strategies 
Learning not to hate
Recategorization
Collective guilt reduction
Common ingroup identity model
Contact Hypothesis
Stereotype rejection
Social influence
Moral Disengagement
Learning not to hate 
According to the social learning view of prejudice, individuals can be taught not to hate through exposure to positive influences and experiences that counteract negative biases
Recategorization 
Shifting the boundaries between "us" and "them," blurring the lines between ingroup and outgroup categories. This can reduce prejudice by promoting a sense of shared identity
Collective guilt reduction 
By acknowledging and reflecting on the experiences of other groups, individuals can reduce racism and break away from the notion of categorizing groups as solely good or bad
Common ingroup identity model 
Recategorization is effective when members of different groups begin to see themselves as part of a single social entity. This can eliminate bias by fostering a sense of unity
Contact Hypothesis
Increasing contact between members of different social groups can effectively reduce prejudice by allowing individuals to spend time together and get to know each other, thereby dispelling stereotypes
Stereotype rejection 
Social psychologists challenge stereotypes by explicitly rejecting stereotypical traits associated with specific groups
Social influence 
Providing evidence that one's own group approves of members from other groups can reduce prejudice by weakening negative reactions and promoting positive attitudes towards outgroup members
Moral Disengagement 
Justifying harmful actions by disconnecting them from moral standards. For example, it might make it "acceptable" for military personnel to mistreat detainees in defense of the ingroup
Aquino, Reed, Thau and Freeman (2006) illustrates in research that dehumanizing of victims helps to justify groups' actions as having served a 'rigteous purpose- that of retaliating against enemy's evil