Condemned categories like drunk drivers sit alongside racial prejudice in American attitudinal consensus

Evidence

Second, and as many of Allport’s anecdotes in chapter 17 illustrate, people from the same social culture tend to hold the same prejudices. Many Americans, for instance, harbor prejudices against Iraqis, gay men and lesbians, and drunk drivers (Crandall, Eshleman, & O’Brien, 2002) that influence their judgments and behavior. People also tend to choose relationship partners from their own racial group, live in racially segregated neighborhoods, and have friends of similar social class and education level (Feagin & Vera, 1995). Race and other social categories are important and defining features for people, and the beliefs that individuals hold about different social groups are remarkably similar to other members of their own social groups. These beliefs and attitudes are substantially shaped by interaction with others. — , Rudman, Laurie A - On the Nature of…, 1893