Benevolent paternalism controls minorities more pervasively than open hostility does
Evidence
Allport recognized that prejudice functioned to maintain the advantaged status of majority groups while rationalizing the exploitation of minority groups. However, he did not consider other, arguably more prevalent mechanisms of control, such as those involving protection and benevolence (e.g., paternalism; Jackman). … A focus on the relations between groups reveals evidence of seemingly “cooperative” behaviors of victimization by the targets of prejudice and of subtle “backlash” to even positive behaviors, if they deviate from the status quo (see Jackman, Rudman, and Eagly & Diekman). — , Rudman, Laurie A - On the Nature of…, 140 (
#corroborates, via linked claim)
Categorization
- corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim
- XREF: connects to: Benevolent paternalism can coopt minority-group members into their own subordination — , Rudman, Laurie A - On the Nature of…, 140; Prejudice takes benevolent paternalistic forms that disadvantage groups without antipathy — , Rudman, Laurie A - On the Nature of…, 139; Benevolent paternalism toward subordinates perpetuates their own-group oppression — , Rudman, Laurie A - On the Nature of…, 768 (+10 more)
Broader Connections
- Protection and benevolence can control minority groups more than hostility
#corroborates(0.97) - Benevolent stereotyping is a more insidious control mechanism than overt hostility.
#corroborates(0.93) - Paternalistic control is a more prevalent prejudice mechanism than outright exclusion
#corroborates(0.92) — , Rudman, Laurie A - On the Nature of…, 140 - Spatial segregation weakens paternalism’s coercive power over subordinates
#complicates(0.78)