Outgroup prejudice predicts support for both competitive and digressive victimhood

Evidence

Allport identified several other responses to prejudice in addition to those we discussed above. Although they are relatively ignored by researchers, we believe several are worthy of attention. Two of these are the “egodefenses” of prejudice toward outgroups and sympathy. Allport (1954/1979) asserted, “Victimization can scarcely leave an individual with a merely normal amount of prejudice” (p. 155). Compared to members of dominant groups, Allport believed that victims of prejudice would either be more or less prejudiced against weaker others. Greater than average prejudice among minorities, he believed, would result from their greater need for a sense of power and status. Less than average prejudice, he believed, would result from their sympathy with other groups that suffer oppression. Allport also asserted that sharing hatred of a common outgroup with the dominant group may afford stigmatized group members a bond with the high-status group. Sympathizing with fellow minority groups, on the other hand, may increase the perception of an extended ingroup, which can be selfprotective in the face of prejudice. — John F. Dovidio, Peter Glick, Laurie A. Rudman, On the Nature of Prejudice, 969 (#expands, via linked claim)

This clarifies our finding from Study 1 where support for religious freedom was uncorrelated with preference for digressive victimhood and supports our prediction that a strong belief in the digressive principle is not necessary for the endorsement of digres­ sive victimhood. — Felix Danbold, Ivuoma N. Onyeador, and Miguel M. Unzueta, Dominant groups support digressive…, 107 (#builds-on, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: High outgroup prejudice outweighs weak belief in the invoked principle — Felix Danbold, Ivuoma N. Onyeador, and Miguel M. Unzueta, Dominant groups support digressive…, 107; Victimized groups also hold prejudice against weaker and other outgroups; Prejudice victims may become either more or less prejudiced than average against others — John F. Dovidio, Peter Glick, Laurie A. Rudman, On the Nature of Prejudice: Fifty Years…, 969

Related

• Prejudice victims may become either more or less prejudiced than average against others (similarity 0.91)
• High outgroup prejudice outweighs weak belief in the invoked principle (similarity 0.89)
• Support for digressive victimhood claims tracks outgroup prejudice. (similarity 0.85)
• Endorsement and perceived effectiveness of victimhood claims are mutually reinforcing (similarity 0.85)
• Dominant-group members endorse digressive victimhood claims more than competitive ones (similarity 0.82)
• Allport held ingroup positivity need not require outgroup opposition (similarity 0.82)
• In-group bias mostly reflects positive self-regard, not hostility toward outsiders (similarity 0.82)
• Ingroup attachment does not necessarily produce outgroup hostility (similarity 0.81)
• Prejudice targets show varied responses, including distancing and withdrawal, not only solidarity (similarity 0.81)
• Prejudice motivates perceived group differences rather than emerging from them (similarity 0.81)
• Prejudice alone can drive endorsement of freedom-based justifications for rejecting bias accusations (similarity 0.81)
• Ingroup-favoritism mechanisms can be redirected to reduce outgroup bias (similarity 0.80)
• Perceiving group boundaries as impermeable and status as illegitimate boosts ingroup favoritism (similarity 0.80)
• Ingroup favoritism fades as group membership becomes more secure (similarity 0.80)
• Ingroup preference need not translate into any particular attitude toward outgroups (similarity 0.80)

Broader Connections

• Prejudice victims may become either more or less prejudiced than average against others #expands (0.78) — John F. Dovidio, Peter Glick, Laurie A. Rudman, On the Nature of Prejudice, 969
• Victimized groups also hold prejudice against weaker and other outgroups #expands (0.75)