Recategorizing group membership at more inclusive levels can undermine prejudice

Evidence

Because categorization is the basis of prejudice, Allport argued that changing the way people conceived of category memberships held great promise for reducing prejudice. In particular, he proposed that shifting the focus from membership at a more differentiated level, such as racial groups, to a more inclusive level, such as national or human identity, could undermine the type of categorization that leads to prejudice between racial or ethnic groups. — , Rudman, Laurie A - On the Nature of…, 537

Categorization

• XREF: Directly connects to the vault’s prejudice-psychology thread on Allport’s theory and categorization-based interventions. — connects to: Intersectionality reveals unmarked privileged positions and aids broad inclusive alliances. — Silke Roth, Intersectionality and coalitions in…, 380; Changing how people categorize others can reduce intergroup threat. — Blake M. Riek, Eric W. Mania, and Samuel L. Gaertner, Intergroup Threat and Outgroup…, 168
• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — , Rudman, Laurie A - On the Nature of…, 537