Group settings intensify expressed racism beyond members’ individual views

Evidence

Thus, the group atmosphere was more racist and sexist than most of its individual members. More tolerant voices evaporated. For example, at a barbecue at George’s house, almost every participant was chagrined at the group interaction, but none complained or criticized until they were in a one-on-one conversation, or at most, a threesome. — Nina Eliasoph, Avoiding politics, 716

Categorization

• XREF: Connects to Eliasoph’s broader argument about frontstage/backstage dynamics and to social-psychology research on group polarization; parallels discussion tone in earlier chapters of this book. — connects to: Racist views predict evangelical identity four times more among regular attenders — Robert P. Jones, White Too Long: The Legacy of White…, 525; Racism operates at a structural level irreducible to interpersonal group rivalry — David Theo Goldberg, John Solomos, A Companion to Racial and Ethnic Studies, 1388
• corroborated: 5 independent passages support this claim — Nina Eliasoph, Avoiding politics: how Americans…, 716