Intergroup ideological shifts reflect strategic rationality, not irrational animosity

Evidence

When Allport noted signs of ideological malleability among dominants (as in his hypothetical conversation between Mr. X and Mr. Y, 1954/1979, pp.13–14), he misread them as indicating that intergroup attitudes were intrinsically irrational and driven by deep-seated animosity. Instead, the malleability of intergroup ideology reflects its rational, strategic nature, as dominant and subordinate group members adapt to changing political exigencies. — , Rudman, Laurie A - On the Nature of…, 681

Categorization

• XREF: Directly complicates older claims in the prejudice-psychology thread that framed dominant malleability as irrationality.
• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — , Rudman, Laurie A - On the Nature of…, 681