Realistic conflict triggers and becomes indistinguishable from preexisting prejudice

Evidence

Allport observed that it is often difficult to disentangle genuine conflicts of interest between groups from prejudice, in part because they often operate in concert. Once initiated, Allport suggested, genuine conflicts of interest tend to take on “excess baggage” in the form of prejudice, so that the conflict is magnified. Nevertheless, Allport (1954/1979) further argued that it is important, both conceptually and practically, to distinguish between the “inherently competitive elements in the situation” (p. 231) and prejudice. — , Rudman, Laurie A - On the Nature of…, 1475 (#complicates, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Organic and political traumas blur because both are blows against meaning — Catherine Malabou, The New Wounded: From Neurosis to Brain…, 4366; The source of gendered conflict is situational dependence, not personal perversity — Simone de Beauvoir, The Second Sex, 1974; Meaningless absurdist content triggers compensatory affirmation just like intergroup threat — Travis Proulx, Steven J. Heine, and Kathleen D. Vohs, When Is the Unfamiliar the Uncanny?…, 47 (+9 more)

Broader Connections

• Real intergroup conflicts become magnified by layered-on prejudice distinct from their cause. #complicates (0.80) — , Rudman, Laurie A - On the Nature of…, 1475
• Recognizing behavior-ideal gaps triggers compunction that motivates prejudice change. #complicates (0.74)
• Prejudice control begins subconsciously via an automatic conflict detection system #complicates (0.72)
• Contemporary psychology views prejudice’s harms as contingent rather than inevitable #complicates (0.72) — John F. Dovidio, Peter Glick, Laurie A. Rudman, On the Nature of Prejudice, 939