Soap operas prevent violence
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•Social messaging in soap operas can prevent violence and intergroup conflict
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Rezarta Bilali , associate professor of psychology at NYU Steinhardt School of Culture, Education , and Human Development , outlines strategies used in fictional storytelling to prevent violence in countries including Rwanda , Burkina Faso , and the Democratic Republic of the Congo .
She identifies seven strategies (known as psychological mechanisms) for individual and social change: Social norms, role models, moral exemplars, perspective-taking and empathy.
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