ABSTRACT
Central Issue: Intergroup Helping as Status Relations and Misunderstandings ..................................................................................... 313 Historical and Theoretical Background: Social Status as the Link Between Helping and Intergroup Relations .................................................................... 314 Theoretical Framework and Research Support: The IHSR Model .................... 315
Characteristics of the Social Structure: Security of Intergroup Status Relations ............................................................................................ 316 Characteristics of the Help: Dependency-Versus Autonomy-Oriented Help ............................................................................320 Group Members’ Characteristics: Ingroup Identifi cation ..............................320
