Stereotypes rationalize planned as well as committed discrimination

Evidence

Tajfel (1981) elaborated a group-based version of Allport’s (1954/1979) argument that a stereotype’s “function is to justify (rationalize) our conduct in relation to that category” (p. 191). Specifically, Tajfel proposed that stereotypes justify “actions, committed or planned, against outgroups” (p. 156). Stereotypes, on this view, serve group-justifying ends. They are used to rationalize discrimination against outgroup members, enhance positive group distinctiveness, and allow people to feel good about themselves and their fellow group members through intergroup social comparison processes. — John F. Dovidio, Peter Glick, Laurie A. Rudman, On the Nature of Prejudice, 1396

Tajfel (1981) elaborated a group-based version of Allport’s (1954/1979) argument that a stereotype’s “function is to justify (rationalize) our conduct in relation to that category” (p. 191). Specifically, Tajfel proposed that stereotypes justify “actions, committed or planned, against outgroups” (p. 156). Stereotypes, on this view, serve group-justifying ends. They are used to rationalize discrimination against outgroup members, enhance positive group distinctiveness, and allow people to feel good about themselves and their fellow group members through intergroup social comparison processes. — , Rudman, Laurie A - On the Nature of…, 1396

Categorization

• DEFINE: Defines the group-justification function of stereotypes via Tajfel.
• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — John F. Dovidio, Peter Glick, Laurie A. Rudman, On the Nature of Prejudice: Fifty Years…, 1396; , Rudman, Laurie A - On the Nature of…, 1396