Perceived controllability of a stigma changes how targets attribute and respond to discrimination.

Evidence

These group differences in responses to prejudice, we believe, are due in part to differences in the perceived controllability of and responsibility for weight. — , Rudman, Laurie A - On the Nature of…, 977 (#expands, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Group differences in coping with prejudice follow perceived controllability of the stigma — , Rudman, Laurie A - On the Nature of…, 977; Predicting individual prejudice responses depends on situational and stigma characteristics — John F. Dovidio, Peter Glick, Laurie A. Rudman, On the Nature of Prejudice: Fifty Years…, 973; Targets of discrimination protect themselves either extropunitively or intropunitively (+1 more)

Broader Connections

• Group differences in coping with prejudice follow perceived controllability of the stigma #expands (0.92) — , Rudman, Laurie A - On the Nature of…, 977