Many findings suggest that intergroup contact improves attitudes among the people actually involved, but it does not generalise to the groups from which they were drawn. This is likely to follow from the fact that:

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Most intergroup contact is actually interpersonal contact, meaning that while individuals from different groups may have positive experiences and change their attitudes through direct interaction, these changes are often not enough to alter the broader perceptions and attitudes of the groups they belong to. This distinction highlights the difference between individual-level changes and group-level generalization.

Many Findings Suggest That Intergroup Contact Improves Attitudes Among the People