Changing how people categorize others can reduce intergroup threat.

Evidence

Because the categorization of individuals into ingroups and outgroups plays a fundamental role in the initiation of intergroup biases and perceptions of threat, investigators have explored how changing the social categorizations people use can reduce these biases (Brewer & Gaertner, 2001). Perhaps theses categorization strategies could also reduce intergroup threat. — Blake M. Riek, Eric W. Mania, and Samuel L. Gaertner, Intergroup Threat and Outgroup Attitudes, 168

Categorization

• XREF: This frames intergroup threat as downstream of categorization itself, dovetailing with the meta-analytic threat-perception backbone of the MOC — categorization is the upstream lever for threat reduction. — connects to: Recategorizing at broader levels can reduce intergroup prejudice.; Personalized intergroup contact reduces prejudice by making category boundaries less meaningful. — Roderick M. Kramer, Geoffrey J. Leonardelli, Robert W. Livingston, Social Cognition, Social Identity, and…, 2494; Salient categorization during intergroup contact can breed anxiety rather than reduce prejudice. — , Rudman, Laurie A - On the Nature of…, 1811 (+9 more)

Broader Connections

• Recategorizing group membership at more inclusive levels can undermine prejudice #corroborates (0.95) — , Rudman, Laurie A - On the Nature of…, 537
• Recategorizing outgroup members as ingroup members diminishes perceived threat. #corroborates (0.92) — Blake M. Riek, Eric W. Mania, and Samuel L. Gaertner, Intergroup Threat and Outgroup Attitudes, 175
• Superordinate identities reduce bias and can mitigate perceived threat between groups. #corroborates (0.90) — Blake M. Riek, Eric W. Mania, and Samuel L. Gaertner, Intergroup Threat and Outgroup Attitudes, 174
• Recategorizing at broader levels can reduce intergroup prejudice. #expands (0.88)
• Intergroup contact reduces prejudice best when group categories stay salient. #complicates (0.85) — Roderick M. Kramer, Geoffrey J. Leonardelli, Robert W. Livingston, Social Cognition, Social Identity, and…, 556
• Recategorization into a common identity, not cooperation itself, reduces intergroup bias #expands (0.85) — , Rudman, Laurie A - On the Nature of…, 572
• Salient categorization during intergroup contact can breed anxiety rather than reduce prejudice. #complicates (0.82) — , Rudman, Laurie A - On the Nature of…, 1811
• Improving intergroup relations requires changing identity thinking, not identity categories. #complicates (0.80) — Roderick M. Kramer, Geoffrey J. Leonardelli, Robert W. Livingston, Social Cognition, Social Identity, and…, 587
• Personalized intergroup contact reduces prejudice by making category boundaries less meaningful. #expands (0.78) — Roderick M. Kramer, Geoffrey J. Leonardelli, Robert W. Livingston, Social Cognition, Social Identity, and…, 2494
• Emphasizing complementary distinctiveness can make intergroup categorization trusting rather than threatening #qualifies (0.78)
• Greater similarity to the Other heightens rather than eases intergroup fear #complicates (0.75) — David Theo Goldberg, John Solomos, A Companion to Racial and Ethnic Studies, 1386