Allport’s ego-defense account missed dynamic individual-group connections

Evidence

In this chapter I will summarize Allport’s analysis and suggest broadly that (a) he was on target by examining the wide variety of ego-defenses that might be recruited to sustain psychological well-being against the relentless nature of racism, but that (b) his personality-based analysis was not fully adequate to capture the dynamic, multidimensional connections between individuals and their groups. — , Rudman, Laurie A - On the Nature of…, 1036

Categorization

• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — , Rudman, Laurie A - On the Nature of…, 1036