Perceived group competition drives strategically instrumental discrimination policies

Evidence

A variety of resources may be seen to be at stake, including more tangible resources, such as jobs and power, and more symbolic resources, such as values. In either case, perceptions of group competition are proposed to lead to prejudice and discrimination that are instrumental in their attempt to eliminate group competition (e.g., restrictive immigration policies to prevent job competition from immigrants). — , Rudman, Laurie A - On the Nature of…, 1490

Categorization

• XREF: Illustrates a domain beyond face-to-face contact where prejudice operates at policy level, complementing the vault’s structural coverage.