Blatant prejudice is as complex and context-dependent as subtle prejudice
Evidence
Although it is usually argued that only subtle prejudices are complex, whereas blatant prejudices are hot-blooded, direct and unambiguous, I also want to argue here that we should not discount too hastily the inherent complexity of extreme or blatant prejudices (Billig, 1978 ; Tileag a6 , 2013 ). The meaning of extremism varies across individuals and social contexts (cf., inter alia, Hopkins and Kahani-Hopkins, 2009 ; Ferguson et al ., 2008 ; Klandermans and Mayer, 2006 ). Also, researchers have shown that right-wing attitudes do not show a strong correlation with psychological ill-being, and are less likely to stem from personal anxieties (Onraet and van Hiel, 2014 ). — Cristian Tileagă, The Nature of Prejudice, 314
Categorization
- QUESTION: Worth chasing: the Onraet and van Hiel finding that right-wing attitudes don’t correlate with psychological ill-being — what does this do to the authoritarian-personality research program?
Related
- Religious fundamentalism predicts prejudice only through rightwing authoritarianism (similarity 0.79)
- Researchers explaining prejudice essentialize bigots just as bigots essentialize their targets (similarity 0.79)
- Most prejudice reduces to two personality types (similarity 0.79)
- Understanding prejudice requires locating attitudes in collective symbolic contexts (similarity 0.78)
- Modern prejudice research shows Allport was right that environment activates authoritarian fear (similarity 0.78)