Derogatory labels arise even for non-ethnic ingroups and outgroups

Evidence

Other research confirms the basic premise that the use of ethnophaulisms is a reflection of social categorization across a range social groups beyond ethnic groups. Ethnophaulisms have been documented in the context of artificial laboratory groups (e.g., Mullen & Johnson, 1995), as well as in terms of derision by physicians towards undesirable patients (e.g., Coombs et al., 1993), by normal weight individuals towards overweight individuals (e.g., Cossrow, Jeffery, & McGuire, 2001), and by men and women towards one another (e.g., Grossman & Tucker, 1997). In each case, these nonethnic ingroups and outgroups are defined by clear social categorizations. — , Rudman, Laurie A - On the Nature of…, 1269 (#expands, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Racist discourse tends to favor the ingroup and derogate the outgroup — David Theo Goldberg, John Solomos, A Companion to Racial and Ethnic Studies, 1062; Cross-partisan exposure backfires because the outgroup posts encountered are mostly derogatory — Sander van der Linden, Foolproof: Why Misinformation Infects…, 458; Slurs reveal how complexly a group is cognitively represented (+4 more)

Broader Connections

• Derogatory label use extends beyond ethnicity to any clearly categorized social group #expands (0.94) — , Rudman, Laurie A - On the Nature of…, 1269