Minorities internalize majority-group stereotypes, producing self-directed racial bias

Evidence

The most provocative aspect of Jost and Banaji’s (1994) theory was that members of disadvantaged groups would themselves engage in system justification (at least under some circumstances), even at the expense of personal or collective interests and esteem. Members of disadvantaged groups should therefore internalize attitudes about themselves and each other that are more similar than dissimilar to the attitudes held by members of advantaged groups. As Allport put it, “so heavy is the prevailing cultural pressure that members of minority groups sometimes look at themselves through the same lens as other groups” (1954/1979, p. 198). Indeed, this does seem to be the case; stereotypical attitudes evince a remarkable degree of consensus across perceiver groups. — John F. Dovidio, Peter Glick, Laurie A. Rudman, On the Nature of Prejudice, 1401 (#corroborates, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Disadvantaged groups accept stereotypes that sustain their own oppression. — John T. Jost and Jim Sidanius, Political Psychology: Key Readings, 2911; Dictionary definitions can encode a majority community’s attitudes toward minorities; Racial stereotypes were inferred from economic disadvantage (+5 more)

Broader Connections

• Disadvantaged group members internalize the same stereotypes advantaged groups hold #corroborates (0.95) — John F. Dovidio, Peter Glick, Laurie A. Rudman, On the Nature of Prejudice, 1401