Blocked positive distinctiveness converts competition into open conflict

Evidence

It seems plausible to hypothesize that, when a group’s action for positive distinctiveness is frustrated, impeded, or in any way actively prevented by an out-group, this will promote overt conflict and hostility between the groups. — John T. Jost and Jim Sidanius, Political Psychology, 2759

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Extreme prolonged competition creates hyper-specialized economic niches within a region — Alice E. Marwick, Status Update: Celebrity, Publicity,…, 114; Status competition friction drives creativity and invention — W. David Marx, Status and Culture: How Our Desire for…, 306