Allport framed racial loyalty versus one-world loyalty as the decisive issue of his era

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In fact, race itself has become the dominant loyalty among many people … It seems today that the clash between the idea of race and of One World … is shaping into an issue that may well be the most decisive in human history … Can loyalty to mankind [sic] be fashioned before interracial warfare breaks out? (p. 44) In addition, Allport, building on the work of contemporary scholars, suggested the value of structured intergroup contact for improving intergroup relations. — , Rudman, Laurie A - On the Nature of…, 538 (#corroborates, via linked claim)

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• XREF: connects to: Allport saw race loyalty versus one-world identity as history’s decisive clash. — , Rudman, Laurie A - On the Nature of…, 538; Allport anticipated which identity research questions later proved important — John F. Dovidio, Peter Glick, Laurie A. Rudman, On the Nature of Prejudice: Fifty Years…, 467

Broader Connections

• Allport saw race loyalty versus one-world identity as history’s decisive clash. #corroborates (1.00) — , Rudman, Laurie A - On the Nature of…, 538