Stereotype content adapts to serve a resistant underlying attitude

Evidence

Allport suggested that although beliefs can be challenged, typically “they have the slippery propensity of accommodating themselves somehow to the negative attitude which is much harder to change” (p. 13). — John F. Dovidio, Peter Glick, Laurie A. Rudman, On the Nature of Prejudice, 835 (#expands, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Sloganeering reaction to complexity tends to confirm existing prejudices — David Harvey, The Condition of Postmodernity: An…, 2182; Stereotypes and identification precede threats, whose attitude effects run through emotions. — Blake M. Riek, Eric W. Mania, and Samuel L. Gaertner, Intergroup Threat and Outgroup…, 149; A stereotype differs from an attitude by mixing beliefs with diverging evaluative valences. — Anthony G. Greenwald and Mahzarin R. Banaji, Implicit Social Cognition: Attitudes,…, 177 (+11 more)

Broader Connections

• Stereotypic beliefs slide to fit unchanging prejudiced attitudes #expands (0.95) — John F. Dovidio, Peter Glick, Laurie A. Rudman, On the Nature of Prejudice, 835