Prejudiced people are normal because they are well adapted to their culture.

Evidence

The contrary hypothesis stated that prejudiced individuals were `normal’, since they were well adapted to their culture and had assimilated the prejudices which formed a part of it. Those who were free of prejudice, who rebelled against their parents and against many of the dominant conventions, would be frequently found among the mentally ill. The results of the research showed that both adaptation and non-adaptation to poor conditions were achieved at a price. — Rolf Wiggershaus, The Frankfurt School, 1834

Categorization

• XREF: Directly pays off ch56’s claim that victims of persecution develop distorting stereotypes, and Adorno’s later ‘indifference to victimization enables fascism’. — connects to: Personal prejudices reflect prevailing social norms almost perfectly — John F. Dovidio, Peter Glick, Laurie A. Rudman, On the Nature of Prejudice: Fifty Years…, 1902; Whether prejudice counts as justified depends on local cultural norms. — John F. Dovidio, Peter Glick, Laurie A. Rudman, On the Nature of Prejudice: Fifty Years…, 1903; Prejudice is a normal product of categorization, not sick motives (+7 more)
• DEEPTHINKING: The finding that prejudice is adaptive in a corrupt society — both conformity and rebellion carry costs — is a genuinely weighty inversion of the psychiatric-normal binary that resists easy summary.

Broader Connections

• Personal prejudices reflect prevailing social norms almost perfectly #corroborates (0.88) — John F. Dovidio, Peter Glick, Laurie A. Rudman, On the Nature of Prejudice, 1902
• Prejudice arises from normal cognition, not abnormal pathology #corroborates (0.86) — , Rudman, Laurie A - On the Nature of…, 282
• Prejudice is a normal product of categorization, not sick motives #corroborates (0.85)
• Understanding prejudice requires cultural, not merely psychological, analysis #corroborates (0.84) — Cristian Tileagă, The Nature of Prejudice, 806
• Whether prejudice counts as justified depends on local cultural norms. #qualifies (0.82) — John F. Dovidio, Peter Glick, Laurie A. Rudman, On the Nature of Prejudice, 1903
• Prejudice is explained by societal characteristics, not only individual traits #corroborates (0.78) — Cristian Tileagă, The Nature of Prejudice, 81
• Perceived justifiability of prejudice tracks cultural norms, not objective warrant #corroborates (0.78)
• All people harbor prejudice as a normal cognitive function #corroborates (0.76) — , Rudman, Laurie A - On the Nature of…, 285
• Prejudice can operate as a social norm internal to a group #expands (0.73) — John F. Dovidio, Peter Glick, Laurie A. Rudman, On the Nature of Prejudice, 1901
• Not all prejudices are alike; each is culturally situated #expands (0.72) — Cristian Tileagă, The Nature of Prejudice, 49