Modern theories explain prejudice persistence by shifting its expression, not reducing it

Evidence

According to Allport, none of the above strategies provides a true or effective resolution of inner conflict. Instead, each of these strategies and their contemporary theoretical counterparts explain how the conflict between thought and action remains intact and nonthreatening. Hence, they are explanations for how prejudice persists rather than how prejudice is reduced. Each of the modern theories, for example, presumes that in the context of normative pressure, people’s prejudices are forced “underground,” such that they are expressed in subtle, indirect, or covert ways. Thus, prejudice does not truly decline; rather, the form in which prejudice is expressed is changed. — , Rudman, Laurie A - On the Nature of…, 2099 (#corroborates, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Prejudice persists because it serves psychological functions, not merely misperception — , Rudman, Laurie A - On the Nature of…, 2565; Subtle modern prejudice is changed expression, not genuine reduction — , Rudman, Laurie A - On the Nature of…, 2099; Prejudice flourishes even without overt antipathy toward its targets — , Rudman, Laurie A - On the Nature of…, 139 (+3 more)

Broader Connections

• Subtle modern prejudice is changed expression, not genuine reduction #corroborates (0.95) — , Rudman, Laurie A - On the Nature of…, 2099