Self-protective ingroup solidarity can backfire by preventing stereotype disconfirmation

Evidence

What is clear from current research is that the pervasiveness of racial discrimination (i.e., the universal context of racism) has a generally adverse impact on psychological well-being. Although distancing oneself from the outgroup (i.e., strengthening ties to the ingroup) can have positive psychological benefits for targets of discrimination, as Allport suggested, this can lead to outgroup prejudice, which may exacerbate the negativity of interracial relations. For example, Blacks might take solace in segregating themselves from Whites (and may feel completely justified in doing so), but self-protective behaviors can undermine opportunities for Blacks to disconfirm negative stereotypes possessed by Whites (and vice versa). — John F. Dovidio, Peter Glick, Laurie A. Rudman, On the Nature of Prejudice, 1072

Categorization

• XREF: Ties to Allport’s intropunitive/extropunitive defense framework and to social identity theory; resonates with contact hypothesis work on stereotype disconfirmation. — connects to: Solidarity degenerates into fear-driven obedience when followers forfeit independent judgment; Shared identity turns crowds from irrational mobs into solidarity-based adaptive resources — John Drury, The role of social identity processes…, 164; Therapeutic self-naming privatises suffering and prevents collective solidarity. — Mark Fisher (edited by Darren Ambrose), K-Punk: The Collected and Unpublished…, 1372 (+1 more)
• corroborated: 5 independent passages support this claim — John F. Dovidio, Peter Glick, Laurie A. Rudman, On the Nature of Prejudice: Fifty Years…, 1072