Economic collapse and lost self-esteem make intergroup thinking salient and fuel extremist parties.

Evidence

In 1929, the collapse of the economy and the uncertainty and loss of selfesteem that engulfed the people in Germany (and elsewhere) once again made intergroup thinking salient. This played well into the hands of the Nazis, who were by then known as the anti-Jew, anti-Communist, antirepublic, and pro– “True German Spirit” (Volk) party. — Leonard S. Newman and Ralph Erber (eds.), Understanding Genocide, 953

Categorization

• XREF: Connects to threat-based accounts of prejudice and scapegoating, and to self-esteem/terror-management readings of group identification. — connects to: Threatened self-esteem plus uncertainty drives people into rigid group identity. — Leonard S. Newman and Ralph Erber (eds.), Understanding Genocide: The Social…, 913; Threatened identity and low collective self-esteem fuel out-group scapegoating. — Leonard S. Newman and Ralph Erber (eds.), Understanding Genocide: The Social…, 912; Dominant groups that lose status develop intense resentments that fuel political conflict — W. David Marx, Status and Culture: How Our Desire for…, 103

Broader Connections

• Threatened self-esteem plus uncertainty drives people into rigid group identity. #corroborates (0.95) — Leonard S. Newman and Ralph Erber (eds.), Understanding Genocide, 913
• Threatened identity and low collective self-esteem fuel out-group scapegoating. #corroborates (0.90) — Leonard S. Newman and Ralph Erber (eds.), Understanding Genocide, 912
• Dominant groups that lose status develop intense resentments that fuel political conflict #corroborates (0.85) — W. David Marx, Status and Culture, 103