Perceived illegitimacy and instability of status drives intergroup hostility

Evidence

According to Haslam’s (2001) reading of social identity theory, the extent to which advantaged groups favor social competition over social creativity depends on the degree to which the status advantage is perceived to be insecure (i.e., illegitimate and unstable). Put simply, more competition and hostility is expected by the dominant group when their status advantage is perceived to be insecure. … Those who want to reduce inequality are probably also more likely to experience collective guilt and to support the idea of apology. — Nyla R. Branscombe and Bertjan Doosje (eds.), Collective Guilt, 807

Categorization

• XREF: Supports the reader’s causal claim that when advantage is threatened, competitive/creative strategies (favored by glorifiers) take over, while guilt and apology (favored by attachers) belong to those seeking actual inequality reduction. — connects to: Perceived illegitimacy of advantage triggers dominant-group hostility — Nyla R. Branscombe and Bertjan Doosje (eds.), Collective Guilt: International…, 807; Intergroup hostility biases how people judge group differences by valence — John F. Dovidio, Peter Glick, Laurie A. Rudman, On the Nature of Prejudice: Fifty Years…, 863; Perceived rather than actual conflict drives intergroup prejudice — John T. Jost and Jim Sidanius, Political Psychology, 3317 (+7 more)

Broader Connections

• Perceived illegitimacy of advantage triggers dominant-group hostility #expands (0.92) — Nyla R. Branscombe and Bertjan Doosje (eds.), Collective Guilt, 807
• Status insecurity triggers reflexive disparagement of outgroups #exemplifies (0.90) — John F. Dovidio, Peter Glick, Laurie A. Rudman, On the Nature of Prejudice, 115
• Perceived instability plus illegitimacy spurs subordinate groups to reject inferiority #expands (0.88)
• Perceived rather than actual conflict drives intergroup prejudice #corroborates (0.85) — John T. Jost and Jim Sidanius, Political Psychology, 3317
• Perceived threat amplifies both in-group favoritism and out-group hostility #corroborates (0.80) — Roderick M. Kramer, Geoffrey J. Leonardelli, Robert W. Livingston, Social Cognition, Social Identity, and…, 1103
• Perceived illegitimacy and impermeability drive low-status ingroup solidarity #qualifies (0.80) — , Rudman, Laurie A - On the Nature of…, 974
• Intergroup hostility biases how people judge group differences by valence #complicates (0.78) — John F. Dovidio, Peter Glick, Laurie A. Rudman, On the Nature of Prejudice, 863
• Structured group interests, not personalities, drive intergroup hostility #complicates (0.75) — John F. Dovidio, Peter Glick, Laurie A. Rudman, On the Nature of Prejudice, 651
• Ingroup attachment does not necessarily produce outgroup hostility #complicates (0.75) — John F. Dovidio, Peter Glick, Laurie A. Rudman, On the Nature of Prejudice, 427