Prejudiced victims may either target weaker others or sympathize with fellow minorities

Evidence

Allport identified several other responses to prejudice in addition to those we discussed above. Although they are relatively ignored by researchers, we believe several are worthy of attention. Two of these are the “egodefenses” of prejudice toward outgroups and sympathy. Allport (1954/1979) asserted, “Victimization can scarcely leave an individual with a merely normal amount of prejudice” (p. 155). Compared to members of dominant groups, Allport believed that victims of prejudice would either be more or less prejudiced against weaker others. Greater than average prejudice among minorities, he believed, would result from their greater need for a sense of power and status. Less than average prejudice, he believed, would result from their sympathy with other groups that suffer oppression. Allport also asserted that sharing hatred of a common outgroup with the dominant group may afford stigmatized group members a bond with the high-status group. Sympathizing with fellow minority groups, on the other hand, may increase the perception of an extended ingroup, which can be selfprotective in the face of prejudice. — John F. Dovidio, Peter Glick, Laurie A. Rudman, On the Nature of Prejudice, 969 (#expands, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Victims of persecution develop distorting stereotypes that endanger their own survival chances; A constructed shared victimhood unified diverse displaced German groups. — Manuel Borutta and Jan C. Jansen, Vertriebene and Pieds-Noirs in Postwar…, 184; A victim culture grounded in resentment undermines intergroup solidarity and reconciliation. — Nurit Shnabel and Johannes Ullrich, Identity Needs in Intergroup Relations:…, 134 (+6 more)

Broader Connections

• Prejudice victims may become either more or less prejudiced than average against others #expands (0.92) — John F. Dovidio, Peter Glick, Laurie A. Rudman, On the Nature of Prejudice, 969