Allport held that prejudice inevitably shapes the personality of its targets

Evidence

Drawing on the self-fulfilling prophecy and other reflected appraisal theories that emphasize the importance of others’ opinions on the development of the self-concept (see Crocker & Major, 1989, for a review), Allport (1954/ 1979) assumed that “no one can be indifferent to the abuse and expectations of others” (p. 142). Further, he believed that prejudice inevitably has an effect on the personality of its victims. “One’s reputation, whether false or true,” he observed, “cannot be hammered, hammered, hammered, into one’s head without doing something to one’s character” (p. 142). — , Rudman, Laurie A - On the Nature of…, 927

Categorization

• QUESTION: Claims “inevitably” does something to character — empirical question whether repeated stigmatizing appraisals always reshape self-concept.
• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — , Rudman, Laurie A - On the Nature of…, 927