Editing Group dynamics (section)

====Interdependence====
There are techniques that utilize interdependence, between two or more groups, with the aim of reducing prejudice. That is, members across groups have to rely on one another to accomplish some goal or task. In the [[Robbers Cave Experiment]], Sherif used this strategy to reduce conflict between groups.<ref name=Gaertner/> [[Elliot Aronson]]’s [[Jigsaw Classroom]] also uses this strategy of interdependence.<ref>{{cite book | last = Aronson | first = Elliot | title = The Jigsaw Classroom | publisher = Longman | location = New York | year = 1997 | isbn = 978-0-673-99383-0 }}</ref> In 1971, thick racial tensions were abounding in Austin, Texas. Aronson was brought in to examine the nature of this tension within schools, and to devise a strategy for reducing it (so to improve the process of school integration, mandated under [[Brown v. Board of Education]] in 1954). Despite strong evidence for the effectiveness of the ''jigsaw classroom,'' the strategy was not widely used (arguably because of strong attitudes existing outside of the schools, which still resisted the notion that racial and ethnic minority groups are equal to Whites and, similarly, should be integrated into schools).