Overcoming prejudice requires sustained long-term commitment, not quick fixes

Evidence

To the extent that these preand postconscious strategies are effective, over time they may enable people personally motivated to overcome prejudice to fully break the prejudice habit and achieve the type of true resolution (integration) of inner conflict envisioned by Allport. As anticipated by Allport, this process is likely to be a long one and certainly requires a major commitment among those for whom responding with prejudice is abhorrent. — John F. Dovidio, Peter Glick, Laurie A. Rudman, On the Nature of Prejudice, 2112

Categorization

• XREF: Echoes habit-breaking literature and Allport’s original integration concept; relates to the general literature on self-regulation and behavior change like Lally’s habit research.